Photo by nevermindtheend.
The storms that swept through the D.C. region yesterday evening may have been brief, but they sure packed a punch.
In fact, the amount of rain that fell during the thunderstorms yesterday evening set a new record, with the record amount at National Airport being 2.49 inches and BWI Airport 2.5 inches. Those were both record-setting rainfalls, Capital Weather Gang reports, with the previous records being 2.20 inches (set in 1907) and 2.14 inches (set in 1979), respectively. Naturally, some flooding occurred:
Photos: Start of June brings thunderstorms, flooding to D.C. area http://t.co/fKHcCjsVkq pic.twitter.com/gkEvC5aQd7
— WTOP (@WTOP) June 2, 2015
Record rain, flooding in DC and Baltimore areas after waves of storms: http://t.co/iWJksJ4hrw img via @sjbrickman pic.twitter.com/JmHoqSTDP6
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) June 2, 2015
#DCFlooding on #CapitolHill Rayburn tunnel subway underwater. pic.twitter.com/Jd3daKdSVe
— Patricia Williams (@riovalleygal) June 2, 2015
Street flooding on 700 blk of Anacostia ave ne pic.twitter.com/WzctjY4mMB
— Justin Lini (@NE_DC_11) June 2, 2015
In addition to the flash flooding throughout the region, yesterday’s storms produced high enough winds that trees fell everywhere. Including this poor Metrobus:
Tree fell on Metro bus on 15th at McPherson Square @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/wGWmt5EvhA
— Avin Sharma (@avinpsharma) June 1, 2015
