Heavy storms, flooding hit DC area

WTOP listener Robert Muskett captured the flooded Little River Turnpike in Virginia Tuesday. (Courtesy Robert Muskett)
Flooding on Old Ritchie Road on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management)
Flooding on Old Ritchie Road on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George’s County Office of Emergency Management)
Flooding on Ritchie-Marlboro Road under the Beltway on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George's County Fire Department)
Flooding on Ritchie-Marlboro Road under the Beltway on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George’s County Fire Department)
Prosperity Avenue is closed between Morningside Drive and Southwick Street in Fairfax County on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department)
Prosperity Avenue is closed between Morningside Drive and Southwick Street in Fairfax County on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department)
Northbound Lee Highway is closed at Clifton Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Fairfax County Police Department)
Northbound Lee Highway is closed at Clifton Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Fairfax County Police Department)
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Flooding on Great Run Lane in Warrenton, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Coutesy of @silverent via Twitter)
Flooding on Great Run Lane in Warrenton, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Coutesy of @silverent via Twitter)
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Flooding on Old Ritchie Road on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management)
Flooding on Ritchie-Marlboro Road under the Beltway on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Prince George's County Fire Department)
Prosperity Avenue is closed between Morningside Drive and Southwick Street in Fairfax County on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department)
Northbound Lee Highway is closed at Clifton Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Courtesy of Fairfax County Police Department)
Flooding on Great Run Lane in Warrenton, Virginia, on Tuesday, Aug. 21. (Coutesy of @silverent via Twitter)

WASHINGTON — Severe storms caused flooding in the D.C. metro area Tuesday, slowing drivers and blocking roads.

People have been posting pictures and videos of the conditions. If you can do so safely, tweet photos to @WTOP.

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