Twitter Shudders as Storms Sweep DC

Ray Gustini Aug 12, 2010

A thunderstorm ripped through Washington D.C. this morning, leaving commuters stranded and soggy. Sheets of rain couldn't keep Beltway pundits from turning to Twitter to vent.

A perusal of Twitter reveals that not everyone is loving this storm as much as I am. I guess I'm alone in wanting this to be a weekly thing?less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone


Apocalyptic storm hits on eve of Eat, Pray, Love release, demonstrating that there is, in fact, a Godless than a minute ago via web


The storm is calling from INSIDE THE HOUSE.less than a minute ago via Nambu


I am filing this crazy thunderstorm in the encyclopedia of DC weather events next to Snowpocalypse and The Time It Got Really Hot Outside.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone


Cover porch FTW!less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


very funny how Morning Joe does DC weather like a local stationless than a minute ago via TweetDeck


I will never not be irritated by DCers who fawn and flail over any kind of weather. It's weather. It happens. Never seen a storm b4?less than a minute ago via web



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