Tropical storm Isaias dumped several inches of rain on the D.C. area on Tuesday. See photos.
PHOTOS: Isaias hits the Washington area
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More tree damage in Leonardtown, Maryland.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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Sheared-off trees on Point Lookout Road, in Leonardstown, Maryland.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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An overturned RV in Leonardtown, Maryland.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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An uprooted tree in Leonardtown, Maryland, Aug. 4, 2020.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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One of the many huge, uprooted trees near Charlie Mills’ home along Point Lookout Rd. in Leonardtown, Maryland, where the National Weather Service said a tornado was seen touching down Tuesday morning.
(Michelle Basch/WTOP)
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Windflowers (yes, that’s the common name) in the D.C. area survived Isaias.
(Kate Ryan/WTOP)
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A Pepco crew assesses a fallen oak tree on 27th Street Northwest, south of Military Road, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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On West Lake Drive near Tuckerman Lane in Montgomery County, a truck driver was struck by a falling tree.
(Courtesy Montgomery Co. Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
On W. Lake Drive near Tuckerman Lane in Montgomery County, a truck driver was struck by a falling tree. (Courtesy Montgomery Co. Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
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A car passes through a deep puddle on flood-prone Broad Branch Road in Northwest D.C.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A car passes through a deep puddle on flood-prone Broad Branch Road in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Main Street in Ellicott City looked good around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning but with several hours of rain still to come. If rain becomes torrential, new alarms can warn of flooding.
(Neal Augenstein/WTOP)
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Main Street in Ellicott City flows downhill to the Patuxent River. While a rising river after lots of rain is always a potential problem, in Ellicott City the 2016/2018 devastating floods were from torrential rain in short period of time.
(Neal Augenstein/WTOP)
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No Parking signs in place on Main Street. Many businesses in this stretch were devastated in 2018 and 2016 floods.
(Neal Augenstein/WTOP)
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Sandbags are up against the doors of Old Town Books in Alexandria. Old Town is prone to flooding.
(WTOP/Melissa Howell)
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Old Town Alexandria is prone to flooding. The city ran out of sandbags when they were distributed on Aug. 3.
(WTOP/Melissa Howell)
