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Kevin Ambrose

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Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Weather, history, and nature.
Doesn't Cover: Sports and politics.
Author, Photographer, Washington Post CWG team member

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Kevin Ambrose’s Biography

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Kevin Ambrose is a freelance writer and photographer for the Washington's Post's Capital Weather Gang. He is also the author of "Mystery of the Centreville Six," "Knickerbocker Stories," “Washington Weather,” “Blizzards and Snowstorms of Washington, D.C.,” "Snowmaggedon," “Great Blizzards of New York City,” and the "Knickerbocker Snowstorm." Ambrose holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia, and his interests include weather, photography, history, archeology and running…

Kevin Ambrose’s Journalist Portfolio

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Stumpy on CBS Sunday Morning

Stumpy on CBS Sunday Morning

Stumpy interview on CBS Sunday Morning on April 7, 2024.

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Mast Year interview on Fox5

Mast Year interview on Fox5

"Local nuts are forecasting a harsh winter in D.C."

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Extreme Washington Weather in Photos

Extreme Washington Weather in Photos

A 15 minute presentation about Washington D.C.'s extreme weather presented by Kevin Ambrose at the Newseum on…

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The Mystery of the Centreville Six

The Mystery of the Centreville Six

After a relic hunter found the remains of six Civil War soldiers in the woods, clues from the grave and from …

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July 8, 2014 Storm Video with double rainbow

July 8, 2014 Storm Video with double rainbow

A storm moving across Washington, D.C. produced a double rainbow over the Washington Monument.

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The Knickerbocker Snowstorm -- A mystery at Congressional Cemetery

The Knickerbocker Snowstorm -- A mystery at Congressional Cemetery

The Knickerbocker Snowstorm: A mystery surrounding the grave of a 17 year-old boy in Congressional Cemetery, …

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Photos: Storms skirt DC, putting on a show

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By Kevin Ambrose Verified
| Capital Weather Verified
I made a trip to DC late Tuesday afternoon to photograph the storms. They developed on all sides of the city, but not a drop of rain fell as I walked a loop from the National Mall to the Jefferson Memorial and back. One large storm loomed north of the Capitol while another, smaller cell blossomed southwest of the Washington Monument. Both skirted the city but provided spectacular views of their cloud structure.
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Photos of DC’s spectacular late-night fireworks display

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By Kevin Ambrose Verified
| Capital Weather Verified
Capital Weather photographer Kevin Ambrose captured several spectacular photos of last night’s fireworks display in DC from a vantage point at the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington. (Kevin Ambrose) The show featured what was billed as a world-record 850,000+ fireworks. It barely started on July 4 shortly before midnight, and finished on July 5, having been delayed by a threat of severe weather that prompted an evacuation of the National Mall earlier in the evening following a day of record heat.
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26,000 strikes! Why there was so much lightning Wednesday night in D.C. area.

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By Jeff Halverson, Jason Samenow Verified, Kevin Ambrose Verified
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26,000 strikes! Why there was so much lightning Wednesday night in D.C. area. (washingtonpost.com) 26,000 strikes! Why there was so much lightning Wednesday night in D.C. area. By Jeff Halverson; Jason Samenow; Kevin Ambrose 2025071716130900 Fueled by excessive amounts of humidity, intense thunderstorms rolled through the Washington region Wednesday evening, putting on a dazzling display of lightning. Intracloud and cloud-to-ground strikes lit up the sky.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Photographer and writer for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I started in 10th grade and continued through my college years. When I was 19, my summer job was clerk typist at Fort Belvoir.

How is social media changing news?

News is much more available now but it tends to be more sensationalistic.