Photos: DC area reels under many days of rain

WASHINGTON — The rain continued to fall in the D.C. area, May 19. Closed roads, water rescues and flooding plagued the region. See photos of the affected areas.

The Washington Monument can be seen in the distance as floodwaters build up at the Tidal Basin. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Floodwaters consume huge swaths of the Tidal Basin in Washington, Friday. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Free sandbags from the city of Alexandria are ready to load at 133 S. Quaker Lane. (WTOP/Kristi King)

A man walks his dog on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Dan Friedell)

Water pools along the sidewalk in Northwest D.C. on Friday morning. (WTOP/Dan Friedell)

A runner braves the rain along Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Friday. (WTOP/Dan Friedell)

Water pools in McLean, Virginia, after unrelenting rain on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (WTOP/Joslyn Chesson)

Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford with a representative from State Highway Administration evaluate flood damage in Frederick and Washington counties. (Courtesy Boyd Rutherford) — Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford with a representative from the Maryland State Highway Administration evaluate flood damage in Frederick and Washington counties. (Courtesy Boyd Rutherford)

“Not even worth the trip” Fred said of Old Town @AlexandriaVAGov typical tidal flooding he went to observe along The Strand @WTOP pic.twitter.com/5v7Bk1BtaQ
— Kristi King (@kingWTOP) May 17, 2018

(WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)

What one Alexandria resident called fairly standard tidal floooding in Old Town Thursday, May 17, 2018. (WTOP/Kristi King)

Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thuresday, May 17, 2018. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) — Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thursday, May 17, 2018. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)

Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thursday, May 17, 2018. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)

Stevens Road, in Loudoun County. (Courtesy Jennifer Betz) (WTOP/Kate Ryan)

Car spun off flooded out Willowbrook Rd in Frederick. Now being hauled out of standing water. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/F4VTG3aiS4
— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) May 17, 2018

(WTOP/Kristi King)

Look at fast-moving Carroll Creek overflowing into Baker Park. Not much rain now, but you can see the high water is still very strong. The City of Frederick is asking residents to stop any non-essential use of water. pic.twitter.com/o9bEtZ9cUX
— Justin Finch (@JustinNBC4) May 17, 2018

(WTOP/Nick Iannelli)