Videos of Flooding in Washington D.C. Are Crazy
The Washington D.C. area was hit with storms on Wednesday that caused flash floods quickly. Videos are emerging from the flooding and they are absolutely nuts.
Here's an idea of what it looked like on radar:
540p: Heaviest storm activity east of Beltway from near Crofton to La Plata and about to blast Annapolis. While heaviest rain is east of the District still raining with areas of high water so use caution. Update: https://t.co/CvDLBnGLFY pic.twitter.com/sNLNP6ZFWS
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 10, 2022
🌩 Take a look at the frequent lightning associated with the strong to severe storms in the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon! Isolated damaging wind gusts remain possible through this evening across the region. pic.twitter.com/iHzSMKlsHn
— RadarOmega (@RadarOmega) August 10, 2022
And here's a look at the storm system that went through after the heavy rains already hit:
725p: While the heaviest rain is long over, we still have light to moderate rain and lightning all around the DC area. Streams may continue overflowing until this subsides over next couple hours. Flash flood and flood warnings remain in effect. pic.twitter.com/W8oioSsCII
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 10, 2022
Check out some of the footage:
WTF @MayorBowser pic.twitter.com/mZeMDvu48r
— Jacob Hensley (@jacobhensley) August 10, 2022
The left lanes of the Beltway Outer Loop in Greenbelt remain flooded and blocked by stalled vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning remain in effect. #MDWX #MDtraffic pic.twitter.com/Xdr71MIyLj
— Dave Dildine (@DildineWTOP) August 10, 2022
@FIXWMATA umm capitol south station rn pic.twitter.com/UaEqpy6zAk
— Brownie (@Brownie_4693) August 10, 2022
FLASH FLOODING CAUSING WATER RESCUES IN DC @dcfireems pic.twitter.com/gENGgLiW0K
— Zanha C. Armstrong (@Fox5Zanha) August 10, 2022
Be careful DC, Minnesota Ave is flooded. pic.twitter.com/3pGIYFfq3g
— Anthony Tilghman (@AnthonyTilghman) August 5, 2022
Emerson Street NE DC underwater after massive flooding…..worst we’ve seen in 8 years here. @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/zyrRPIqe6f
— ilovethenats (@ilovethenats) August 5, 2022
You work across from the International Brotherhood of Hamsters? 🐹 pic.twitter.com/bIBTNXqMLn
— Joe Lowry (@PreparednessJoe) August 10, 2022
In todays adventures on metro ⛈⛈⛈ @unsuckdcmetro @wmata @nbcwashington @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/K4NrpmLtQR
— Mr. Washington ✊🏾 (@Zel_FromtheWood) August 10, 2022
ingraham and 3rd streets, NE. sorry for the duplicate tweet but i forgot to tag @capitalweather in the first one! pic.twitter.com/GLOzEVD1JB
— dewbie dewbie doo 🇺🇦 (@dewbertdc) August 10, 2022
@PoPville @theHillisHome we’re experiencing some um, manhole issues near Nats park pic.twitter.com/FwMfcy7lfB
— Mary Frances K. Nolan (@francieknolan) August 10, 2022
The parking lot of the McDonalds near Riverdale Rd. and Kenilworth Ave. is completely flooded. @DCNewsNow https://t.co/SldgEhBjDn pic.twitter.com/0ilzi1ZGgA
— Ya-Marie Sesay (@YamarieOnTV) August 10, 2022
So why was there so much flooding with only a few inches of rain? Because of how fast it game. College Park, Maryland got 2.54 inches in an hour. That's insane.
The storm brought massive power outages and flooding to the entire DMV area. While the worst seems to have passed, the flooding is going to persist for a while. If you're in the region, stay safe. And dry.