Weather ... or not

A fast-moving storm swept through Maryland this morning, bringing powerful wind gusts and taking Monday's record-high temperatures along with it.

The cause is a low-pressure system that moved into the region early Tuesday and brought cold air and storms with 60- and 70-mile-per-hour winds, said Matthew Kramar, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

Kramar said Southern Maryland was hit hardest by the storm, though parts of southern Montgomery County were also effected.

Kramar said he was unaware of reports of storm-related damage in Germantown.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service received fewer than a dozen calls reporting downed wires and trees, said spokeswoman Beth Anne Nesselt.

In Chevy Chase, wind bursts toppled a tree onto a vehicle at Jones Mill Road and East-West Highway, said Angela Cruz, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Police. County police and fire and rescue responded to the incident at around 4:40 a.m.

The driver of the car escaped uninjured, Nesselt said.

 Kramar said erratic weather patterns were normal for this time of year.

“We’re in that seasonal, transitional zone between winter and spring,” he said.

 On Monday, temperatures reached the mid-80s. Kramar said record high of 86 was recorded at Baltimore Washington International Airport.

But the warmth was a tease.

Temperatures today were at least 30 degrees cooler in Germantown and were projected to remain in the low 60s for the rest of the week.