WASHINGTON — Saturday was a good day to stay indoors, find a favorite film to watch — and avoid some of the flooded roads caused by heavy rainfall over Friday and Sunday.
It will take time for floodwaters, streams and creeks to recede after the powerful, slow-moving, low pressure center that pummeled the D.C area with 3 to 7 inches of rainfall and flooding.
Several streams and river gauges reached flood stage or approached flood stage, including Rock Creek.
Total rainfall in D.C. reached 4.56 inches, the National Â鶹¹ÙÍø Service reported. Montgomery County, Maryland, saw the highest rainfall regionwide, with some areas getting almost 7 inches. Arlington County topped other Virginia counties at 5.45 inches.
The National Â鶹¹ÙÍø Service has also issued warnings that shallow-rooted and weakened trees may topple over, even without strong winds.
Flood Warning
- East central Prince George’s County in Maryland (until 6 a.m.)
- Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, West Virginia (until Sunday evening)
Weekend forecast and beyond
As high pressure — the source of the dry airmass — settles closer to the Mid-Atlantic, the region will enjoy a much better day Sunday with sunshine, low humidity and highs in the low- to mid-80s.
If you’re planning a barbecue or a game of basketball, the weather will cooperate just fine.
High pressure will keep dry weather and a good deal of sunshine around Monday through Wednesday along with comfortably warm temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 and a bit more humidity each day.
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