Maybe it was the aftermath of the summer solstice, or the collision between human nature and mother nature, but it was a weekend full of police and fire activity in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Patch will be following up on these stories today:

Quick, Violent Storm Stuns Bladensburg

A sudden storm that officials called a "microburst"—a violent downward draft of air—swept through a Bladensburg neighborhood, snapping trees, blowing roofs off buildings and leaving residents in the dark and seeking shelter.

Shooting, Multiple Stabbings Outside New Red Rock Cafe

Police said nearly 100 people were involved in an altercation that broke out at the New Red Rock Café in Gaithersburg early Sunday. Police said it was a Rapper Karaoke Night gone bad. No life-threatening injuries were reported.

One Dead, Two Injured in Route 1 Accident

Prince George's County police were investigating a car accident in College Park that left one man dead and two others injured early Sunday.

Motorcycle-Van Collision Traps 5 on Route 355

An accident between a van and a motorcycle on Rockville Pike in Germantown on Sunday afternoon trapped five people, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Scott Graham.

No Injuries From Chillum Fire, Residents Probably Displaced

Prince George’s County firefighters quickly extinguished a fire Sunday afternoon in a single-family house in the 700 block of Sheridan Street in Chillum, Prince George’s County Fire Department Chief Spokesperson Mark Brady reported.

Mulch Fire in Upper Marlboro

Prince George’s County firefighters fought to extinguish a mulch fire in Upper Marlboro Sunday. “Mulch piles are difficult and time consuming to extinguish,” Prince George’s County Fire Department Chief Spokesperson Mark Brady wrote on the county fire department’s blog.