Tree Damage, Virginia Suburbs

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There are trees down in the District of Columbia and throughout the region. These photos were sent to me from AccuWeather's Carla Johnson Calis who lives in the area . She reports the warnings were timely and accurate.

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  1. UnknownJune 14, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    Mike,

    Don't know if you saw it or not, but a young child was killed by a fallen tree in Richmond yesterday.

    Mike Johnston

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  2. UnknownJune 14, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    More details. It was a 4-year old boy in Maymont park. Maymont is a beautiful, wooded park located in central Richmond. How or why a 4-year old would be outside in a park in that weather yesterday, goodness only knows.

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