A once-in-200-years rainstorm, is what that was all about, says the Post. At National Airport, just over one foot of rain fell between Friday morning and yesterday morning, and an additional three or so inches came down last night, continuing to compound flood problems around the region. In Montgomery County, a number of residents were evacuated over fears a Rock Creek dam would burst, and across the metropolitan area getting around has become difficult as train services experience delays and disruptions, and downed signal lights slow traffic to a crawl (ever sensitive to the effects of serious storms, the White House closed streets during rush hour yesterday, to prepare for President Bush’s speech at the nearby Marriott).
But it appears the storm is pretty much gone, though the Washington Times notes that some further rainfall is possible this week. The Weather Service continues to report on the risk that the Potomac and other area rivers will approach flood stage, and with the ground saturated, any particularly strong thunderstorm or new system could cause problems immediately.
Huntington Area Gets it the Worst: Both the Post and the Washington Times focus on portions of Fairfax County, this morning, where flood waters up to 10 feet deep significantly damaged around 160 homes, three of which have been condemned. Said one area resident, “This was our Katrina.”
Briefly Noted: Poll shows Ehrlich lagging O’Malley…Housing price increases not gone, just in different neighborhoods…D.C. city workers file class-action lawsuit over stolen data.
This Day in DCist: We took our first look at the Circulators (which we presciently declared would be known as “Red Buses”), Nike apologized for ripping off Minor Threat, and we documented Metro intercom misuse.
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