Severe storms across mid-Atlantic, Northeast knock out power, injure 5: reports

Severe weather swept the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, knocking out power for thousands and reportedly injuring at least five people. 

Images posted to social media showed fantastical-looking thunderstorms bearing down on Washington, D.C., with lightning bolts illuminating the 555-foot-tall Washington Monument. 

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A baseball game at the nearby Nationals Park was impacted and fans were instructed to seek shelter until the weather passed.