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After stifling heat, storms leave more than 1,300 in Montgomery County without power

Hot, humid temperatures forecasted Monday, with showers and flooding possible into Tuesday

July 6, 2026 11:40 a.m.

More than 1,300 homes in Montgomery County continue to experience power outages Monday morning after weekend storms resulted in downed trees and utility poles.

The severe weather will continue to impact the county into Monday and Tuesday with the National Weather Service issuing a flood watch for the county beginning Monday at 4 p.m. until Tuesday at 12 a.m. According to the weather service, the combination of a “slow moving frontal zone with a tropical air mass” will increase the risk of flash flooding.

According to Capital Weather, the Washington D.C. area will likely see a hot and humid day on Monday. Although it will be 10 to 20 degrees lower than the weekend, high humidity means it will still feel like 90 degrees outside. Rain and storms are likely to occur into Tuesday, with 1 to 2 inches and flooding possible.

According to the Pepco outage map, 1,302 of its customers were impacted by roughly 70 outages as of Monday morning. Most of the outages were at homes in Olney, Brookeville, Laytonsville and Germantown, according to the map. According to Pepco spokesperson Chuck McDade, the storms had the most impact on Montgomery County with roughly 6,200 customers impacted at the height of the storms.

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The continued outages followed downed trees and flooding, resulting in a number of road closures on Saturday and Sunday. The National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the weekend.

According to first responder agencies in Montgomery County, such as county police and park police, roads including Sligo Creek Parkway were closed Saturday due to a downed tree and areas such as Laytonsville and Brookeville were experiencing flooding Sunday night.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCRS) spokesperson David Pazos noted Sunday that the service received downed wire calls in Takoma Park, Damascus and Silver Spring.

The storms followed an intense heat wave that resulted in the cancellation or delay of some Fourth of July celebrations. A heat advisory that was in effect until Saturday night.

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine