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GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND - JUNE 06: In this aerial view, a home is crushed by a fallen tree, knocked down a day earlier by a tornado in the Olde Towne neighborhood, on June 06, 2024 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The most significant twister events to strike Maryland in years, EF2 or EF3 tornados struck several communities in Montgomery County on Wednesday, knocking out power, up-ending trees, damaging structures and sending at least five people to the hospital. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NWS confirms 7 tornadoes from Wednesday's storms that blew through DC region

A Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office cruiser is seen in this file photo. (Courtesy Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office).

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Tree-cutting crews cut and clear broken branches in the Olde Towne neighborhood one day after a tornado swept through the area on June 06, 2024 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The most significant twister events to strike Maryland in years, several EF2 or EF3 tornados struck communities in Montgomery County on Wednesday, knocking out power, up-ending trees, damaging structures and sending at least five people to the hospital. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Glass of whiskey with ice cubes and smoking cigar on wooden table

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A sign on the Howard University campus is seen in this file photo. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper)

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People standing around a flag pole.

Mayor Bowser kicks off DC pride celebrations with the raising of the rainbow flag

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Cranes help remove a piece of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River.

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Set of drills placed on the dental instrument panel. Close-up of work tools for dental care.

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The joro spider, a large spider native to East Asia, is seen in Johns Creek, Ga., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The spider has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year – a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

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Volunteer Rosemarie Hepner carries a bag during a shoreline trash pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Anacostia Park in Washington. For decades, the Anacostia was treated as a municipal dumping ground for industrial waste, storm sewers and trash. A sewer upgrade in the city and decades of local environmental advocacy have brought improvements to the river, but change has come slowly. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

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Volunteer Rosemarie Hepner carries a bag during a shoreline trash pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Anacostia Park in Washington. For decades, the Anacostia was treated as a municipal dumping ground for industrial waste, storm sewers and trash. A sewer upgrade in the city and decades of local environmental advocacy have brought improvements to the river, but change has come slowly. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

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