@nbcwashington: ⛈️ If you see heavy rain outside, it doesn't always mean that it's a monsoon. Thursday's storms caused major damage around D.C., Maryland and Virginia (and woke some out of their sleep) but it wasn't "monsooning" outside. Storm Team4's Lauryn Ricketts explains what makes a monsoon an actual monsoon and shares a few weather examples. #WeatherTalk #thunderstorm #monsoon #rain #dcweather #weather #dmvweather #storm