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3 months

12 years ago, today I recorded this video inside the Jefferson Memorial. The Derecho of June 29, 2012, was the most intense thunderstorm I've witnessed.

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6 months

I took this photo at 3:19 pm today. The sun was eclipsed about 89% and the clouds helped filter the sunlight to allow for a photo without a solar filter. @capitalweather

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3 months

After the Derecho moved east, I captured this photo from the Jefferson Memorial.

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3 years

The storm this evening viewed from the Lincoln Memorial. @capitalweather

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7 months

Stumpy's last bloom. I took this photo at high tide this afternoon. @capitalweather

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7 months

Stumpy on Jan. 16, 2024, and March 16, 2024. Sadly, I won't get a summer or fall photo of Stumpy this year.

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2 years

Lightning over D.C. this evening.

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6 months

Stumpy at sunrise this morning. @capitalweather

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6 months

Stumpy put on a great show yesterday.

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9 months

I found this tiny snowman on the Ohio Drive Bridge railing this morning. The arms are pine needles, the mouth is a tiny stick, and the eyes appear to be pebbles. So cute! @capitalweather

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1 month

For those of you who followed the Stumpy saga this year, I have good news! Stumpy's clippings are now growing into self-sustaining plants. Stumpy lives on! The National Arboretum gave me permission to use this photo in my "Remembering Stumpy" 2025 calendar.

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3 years

One more snow photo from yesterday at the Tidal Basin. I'll try to take a cherry blossom photo from the same spot this spring. @capitalweather

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2 years

Fall color is peaking at the Tidal Basin, and I finished my 2022 four-season photo series today. The dates are Jan. 3, March 21, Aug. 13, and Oct. 29. The fall color of the cherry trees is excellent compared to recent years, and it's peaking about a week earlier than usual.

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3 months

@palerider318 I was caught out in the open by the paddle boats when the storm hit. There was no warning it was so close. I was blasted by 70 mph wind gusts and blinding rain for about 5 minutes until I found cover inside the Jefferson Memorial.

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11 months

March 21 compared to November 4 this year at the Tidal Basin. Cherry blossoms get most of the attention, but the fall color on the cherry trees is also stunning. @capitalweather

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3 years

January 3 vs. March 21 at the Tidal Basin.

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3 years

This unfortunate cicada lived 17 years underground, climbed a tree to molt, then was immediately eaten by a squirrel. I captured its sad demise on video. @capitalweather

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3 years

I finished my 2021 season comparison views today at the Tidal Basin in the rain and wind. In January, I chose a distressed cherry tree to photograph, and it's losing it's leaves early this fall. Photo dates are Jan. 31, March 30, June 14, and Oct. 16. @capitalweather

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4 years

I've tried for years to photograph lightning with the Marine Corps War Memorial, but the storms never cooperated. My luck finally changed last night. Here are my favorite photos from last night's shoot and a link to the CWG write-up: @capitalweather

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11 months

Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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2 years

The Tidal Basin at high tide this morning. A duck is swimming over the walkway. The land around the basin is sinking, and water levels are rising, about a foot higher than a century ago. I spoke to an NPS ranger today, and they plan to rebuild the seawalls. @capitalweather

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3 months

I've photographed the D.C. fireworks since 2004, and my favorite shoot was in 2009 when the National Park Service let me climb the Netherlands Carillon bell tower to shoot the show. What a great view!

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7 months

Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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4 months

RIP Stumpy. 😥 Yesterday evening, I visited Stumpy for a photoshoot. I didn't know the tree would be cut down today. Here are a few photos from Stumpy's last day. @capitalweather

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@dcstormchaser

6 months

Here's a Stumpy timeline from 2016 to the present. Stumpy lost a few branches during the past eight years while the remaining branches grew longer. And Stumpy is more hollowed now than in 2016. But overall, the tree hasn't changed too much.

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2 years

I visited Stumpy yesterday. Low clouds and drizzle provided a nice backdrop for the little cherry tree that refuses to die.

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2 years

Sunrise at the Tidal Basin this morning.

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2 years

Today was my summer photo shoot at the Tidal Basin. Winter was shot on Jan. 3, and spring was shot on March 21. I'll return in early November to shoot fall. This is one of several trees I'm shooting to compare the seasons. @capitalweather

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2 years

It took 11 months to put this story together for WaPo. There was drama. Jan. 3, horrible road conditions. March 21, big blossom crowds. Aug. 13, I tore a muscle in my back. Oct. 29, I-66 road construction stopped traffic. But I got the shots.

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Kevin Ambrose

@dcstormchaser

28 days

Colorful sunset at the Manassas National Battlefield Park this evening. A small storm in West Virginia cast a shadow across the middle of the sunset colors. @capitalweather

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6 months

At sunrise this morning, two ducks swam in front of my camera. Perfect timing. @capitalweather

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1 year

I captured this image at the Lincoln Memorial seven years ago this evening. It's my favorite lightning shot.

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6 months

I posed for a photo with Stumpy this afternoon. Stumpy is the mascot for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K, which will run during the first weekend of April. It’s quite a fitting mascot for 2024.

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7 months

Here's a shot of the Stumpy crowd this afternoon. @capitalweather

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4 years

Sunrise at the Tidal Basin this morning, before the rain and wind. @capitalweather

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4 months

An interesting cloud-to-cloud lightning flash over D.C. last night at 11:25 pm. @capitalweather

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11 months

Cool sunrise this morning. @capitalweather

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6 months

Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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2 years

For the Stumpy fans, check out this comparison view from 1945 to this year. I doubt Stumpy is that old, but that could be Stumpy Sr. in the 1945 photo.

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8 months

A video from Great Falls this morning. @capitalweather

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9 months

Here's a photo I shot ten years ago of the National Gallery of Art. Remember when we used to have cold and snowy winters in D.C.?

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9 months

I visited Stumpy this morning. Light sleet was falling when I took the photo. @capitalweather

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3 months

Another view of the fireworks show this evening from the Netherlands Carillon. @capitalweather

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11 months

Light from the rising sun illuminates Great Falls and the colorful fall foliage this morning. @capitalweather

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10 months

The Air Force Memorial at sunrise this morning. @capitalweather

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6 months

Stumpy's eclipse sequence. The sun photos span from 2:26 to 3:26, and I shot Stumpy at 2:01. The sun photos were shot on the Mall with a solar filter. My biggest challenge was removing the tourists and the bright sun from the initial Stumpy photo. @capitalweather

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@dcstormchaser

6 months

One more photo from yesterday morning at the Tidal Basin. The duck on the right is standing on the seawall, and the duck on the left is swimming over the submerged sidewalk. Thus, the reason for the seawall project. @capitalweather

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@dcstormchaser

9 months

The Korean War Veterans Memorial this morning. @capitalweather

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@dcstormchaser

3 months

Don's Johns that were set up for D.C.'s Fourth of July celebration were blown over by the storm.

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Kevin Ambrose

@dcstormchaser

2 years

Fog tonight at the Washington Monument with cherry blossoms at peak bloom. @capitalweather

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3 years

I took this shot last night as a line of thunderstorms approached D.C. Check out the two couples sitting on the edge of the Tidal Basin watching the light show. They are about to get slammed by heavy rain and strong winds. @capitalweather

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Kevin Ambrose

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7 months

My Stumpy photos and articles for @capitalweather have appeared on the front page of the Washington Post Metro section for two of the past three days. Go, Stumpy!

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4 years

Here's a lightning photo from this afternoon's thunderstorm at the Manassas National Battlefield Park. I have finally started using a lightning trigger on my camera for daytime lightning photos. That trigger is quick! @capitalweather

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2 years

Sunrise this morning on the National Mall. @capitalweather

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10 months

The moon and Jupiter rose above Mount Vernon this evening. The moonlight shined through ice crystals in the clouds, which acted like prisms, splitting the light into a halo of rainbow colors. @capitalweather

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1 year

Cloud-to-ground lightning photographed today at the Jefferson Memorial. I used a lightning sensor on my camera to capture the flash. @capitalweather

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1 year

A time-lapse image of the Sturgeon Moon rising over the Jefferson Memorial last night. Because of the thick wildfire smoke in the atmosphere, the moon didn't become visible until it was above the memorial. @capitalweather

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3 years

Sunrise behind the Capitol this morning. Here's a sequence of photos shot from 6:56 to 7:02 am. @capitalweather

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4 years

I have decided to stay home tomorrow instead of venturing into D.C. to photograph fireworks. It was a tough decision. Here's a photo collage of my D.C. fireworks photos from 2004 to 2019. Good memories... @capitalweather

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6 months

Stumpy in 2016. Navin Sarma took this photo before the tree became famous. Navin wrote 8 years ago, "This is the "ghost" tree that you can find near the Jefferson Memorial. Completely hollowed out, it's a miracle that it's still blooming."

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8 months

A cardinal in snow photographed at Great Falls Park this morning. @Gr8FallsPark @capitalweather

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2 years

Sunrise this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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5 years

Slicing the seasons of 2019 at the Tidal Basin. This image shows January 13, March 31 and August 31. I'll return in early November to add a slice of fall. @capitalweather

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4 months

I photographed Stumpy today. It's not a pretty scene on the south bank of the Tidal Basin.

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3 years

A shot of the Capitol Christmas tree with heavy snow falling Monday morning. Monday was the 10th day of Christmas, and I can verify there were no "ten lords a-leaping" out in the storm that day. It will make a nice December photo for next year's calendar.

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2 years

20 years of photographing cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin! Every bloom was beautiful. I chose one photo per year and included its date. The earliest in the season was March 16, 2012, and the latest was April 12, 2015. Most of these photos have appeared on @capitalweather .

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6 months

Another representation of the solar eclipse over D.C. Seven photos were shot with a solar filter and one without.

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3 years

Snow scenes from the Tidal Basin yesterday. Here's a link to my CWG post with more photos:

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11 months

Stumpy the cherry tree has fantastic fall color this year at the Tidal Basin. Go Stumpy! @capitalweather

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5 years

A beautiful snow at the Manassas National Battlefield Park. @capitalweather

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30 days

Great Falls this morning at 7:39 am. The river is flowing well after recent rain. I used a 1 second exposure at f/22 and ISO 50 to soften and blur the water. @capitalweather @Gr8FallsPark

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2 years

Here's my lunar eclipse sequence shot at the US Marine Corps War Memorial. The sequence spans about 40 minutes, from 5:51 to 6:30 am. @capitalweather

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5 years

Cherry blossoms and weeping willow leaves in February. It's just not right. These are scenes from this morning on D.C.'s National Mall. @capitalweather

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8 months

An early morning view of the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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3 months

Last night's lightning shoot was disappointing because the storms fizzled out, but I captured one shot. This view is from the Jefferson Memorial of a storm moving north of D.C. before the rain moved into town. @capitalweather

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10 months

The Capitol and its Christmas Tree at dawn. @capitalweather

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2 years

A foggy scene Saturday evening at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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2 years

A double starburst during yesterday's sunrise at the Tidal Basin. One starburst is from the sun, and the other smaller one is from its reflection on the water. I shot at f/20 to help produce this effect.

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11 months

This ginkgo tree on my street is at peak color today. There has not been a hard freeze at this tree's location in Oakton, VA, because ginkgoes lose all leaves with the season's first freeze. The dog in the photo is Max, my cicada-eating Doxie. @capitalweather

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3 months

The D.C. fireworks show this year was excellent because of the variety of colors and shapes produced by the shell bursts. Here's a sample that I photographed last night. @capitalweather

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3 years

Fall color is starting to pop at the Tidal Basin. I think we're at least several days from peak color, however. @capitalweather

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2 years

I shot the photo on the left this evening from the rooftop of the Trust for the National Mall. Then 35 minutes later, I took the picture on the right after I hiked to the Tidal Basin. It was a beautiful evening for a stroll on the National Mall. @TheNationalMall

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6 months

Stumpy's last eclipse. I took this photo about 2 pm today.

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3 months

A photo from this evening's fireworks show. @capitalweather

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8 months

I visited Stumpy today!

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11 months

The cherry trees at the Tidal Basin are just past peak color, but many trees still look very good. A few cherry trees, however, have already lost their leaves. @capitalweather

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1 year

Lightning over D.C. last night. I hope to photograph fireworks from the same location this evening. @capitalweather

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1 year

Sunrise this morning. The bird was lucky timing. @capitalweather

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7 months

LEGO Stumpy! LEGO Master Model Builder Andrew Litterst created this tongue-in-cheek Stumpy scene which is now part of the display at the LDC in Springfield. Andrew is the son of Mike Litterst, communications chief for the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

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2 years

I found a few cherry blossoms this morning at the Tidal Basin, but only a few. Later next week should be prime time viewing.

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3 years

How is this even possible? This cicada head just walked up a tree in my backyard like nothing was wrong. A bird or squirrel must have eaten the rest of it for breakfast today. @capitalweather

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2 years

High tide this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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4 years

Here’s a series of ten lightning photos from four thunderstorms that I photographed over the past 13 years. I love the different sky colors and shapes of the bolts. @capitalweather

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4 years

A view of sunrise this morning over D.C. The smoke from wildfires in the western states has moved away from the area. The air is very clear today. @capitalweather

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8 months

One more photo from this morning at the Tidal Basin. @capitalweather

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1 year

This evening's sturgeon supermoon above the Jefferson Memorial. Hazy skies from Canadian wildfire smoke turned the moon red. @capitalweather

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2 years

Sunrise and moonrise together this morning at the Tidal Basin. The water was glass smooth and created beautiful reflections of the sunrise colors and the crescent moon. @capitalweather