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Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 06/20/2011

Beautiful rainbows and storm clouds grace Friday evening skies around Washington, D.C.

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Double rainbow over Nationals Park. Submitted by @ReturnoftheDMV

Fast moving storms darting through the evening light Friday produced a spectacular rainbow-fest in the Washington, D.C. skies along with stunning cloud formations. Check out some of the awesome photos submitted by @capitalweather Twitter followers above and below.


Double rainbow over Congressional cemetery in SE DC. Submitted by Justin Antos (@JDAntos)


Full rainbow in Columbia, Md. Submitted by Lynn Wetherell (@skiwhether)


Rainbow at 5th and D St. NE. Submitted by @hcwoodward
Rainbow over Leesburg, Va. Submitted by @megachris.
Rainbow in Ballston, Va. Submitted by Jacob Hamblin (@hamblinj)
Rainbow at Central Library in Ballston (Arlington), Va. Submitted by @anuckols.
Image taken from an aircraft leaving Gaithersburg when the storm was still out between Brunswick & Point of Rocks. Submitted by Joe Fox on Facebook.
Storm over Chantilly. Submitted by @LauraEverything.
Sunset at the SW Waterfront Friday. Submitted by American River Taxi (@Amer_RiverTaxi).

Related: A fleeting rainbow

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Categories:  Photography, Latest

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