After an already very soggy week, flash flood warnings are in effect for most of the DC area Friday morning. Water and downed trees have made some roads impassable. Remember: if you see high water, turn around.
How will we get out of bed with this intense rain coming down 😩
— Washingtonian Problems (@WashProbs) August 20, 2021
Flash flooding in NE DC @nbcwashington @wusa9 @dougkammerer @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/qH7oquOLye
— Patrick Savoia (@savoiapa) August 20, 2021
Sherman Ave in DC now known as Sherman’s River. @PoPville pic.twitter.com/AkVaFJjOe4
— Conor Gaughan (@ckgone) August 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/jwhopewell/status/1428704191447453699
Beach Drive in Silver Spring – a problem area for flooding- starting to see high standing water as Rock Creek gets stirred up. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/LL1srubl1q
— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) August 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/Teacher_Bud/status/1428701526764163075
Tree stretches across all four NB and SB lanes on GW Parkway. pic.twitter.com/lGKjtVfIBZ
— Mitchell Miller (@mmillerwtop) August 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/CapitolRailfan/status/1428711949567680512
Anne Tate, originally from Annapolis, MD, joined Washingtonian in July 2021. She is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied journalism and psychology.
