Cleanup will continue Friday after heavy rains and flash flooding caused problems across the D.C. region Thursday, including several dramatic water rescues.
The good news is that a lot of the floodwaters receded overnight and the weather will be less humid and cooler.
Here’s what you need to know:
MASS TRANSIT
MARC canceled some trains Friday after Thursday’s weather.
On the Penn Line, it canceled:
- Train 401 (4:10 a.m. departure from Penn Station)
- Train 400 (5:24 a.m. departure from Union Station)
- Train 415 (7 a.m. departure from Penn Station)
Additional train cancellations are possible.
On the Brunswick Line, MARC canceled:
- Train 890 (5 a.m. departure from Frederick)
- Train 874 (5:25 a.m. departure from Martinsburg)
A number of Metrobus routes have been altered Friday after Thursday’s weather.
Route Z2:
- Buses to Silver Spring detour on New Hampshire Ave. at Lockwood Dr. resuming route on Colesville Rd. at I-495, due to high standing water.
- Buses to Olney detour on I-495 at Colesville Rd. resuming route on New Hampshire Ave. at Lockwood Dr., due to high standing water.
- Buses may experience delays in both directions on Colesville Rd. between Lockwood Dr. and Crestmoor Dr., due to high standing water.
Route Z6:
- Buses to Castle Blvd./Burtonsville Park and Ride detour on I-495 at Colesville Rd. resuming on Lockwood Dr. at New Hampshire Ave., due to high standing water
- Buses to Silver Spring detour on New Hampshire Ave. at Lockwood Dr. resuming route on Colesville Rd. at I-495, due to high standing water.
- Buses may experience delays in both directions on Colesville Rd. between Lockwood Dr. and Crestmoor Dr., due to high standing water.
Route Z7:
- Buses to Silver Spring detour on New Hampshire Ave. at Columbia Pike resuming route on Colesville Rd. at I-495, due to high standing water.
- Buses to Laurel Park and Ride detour on I-495 at Colesville Rd. resuming route on Columbia Pike at New Hampshire Ave., due to high standing water.
- Buses may experience delays in both directions on Colesville Rd. between Lockwood Dr. and Crestmoor Dr., due to high standing water.
Route Z8:
- Buses to Castle Blvd./Burtonsville Park and Ride detour on I-495 at Colesville Rd. resuming on Lockwood Dr. at New Hampshire Ave., due to high standing water
- Buses to Silver Spring detour on New Hampshire Ave. at Lockwood Dr. resuming route on Colesville Rd. at I-495, due to high standing water.
- Buses may experience delays in both directions on Colesville Rd. between Lockwood Dr. and Crestmoor Dr., due to high standing water.
ROADS CLOSED
Flooding has closed the following roads:
- U.S. 29/Colesville Road is closed in both directions at Northwest Branch Bridge.
- Beach Drive is closed between Garrett Park Road and Stoneybrook Drive.
- Beach Drive is closed between Md. 410/East-West Highway and Wyndale Road.
- Beach Drive is closed between Connecticut Avenue to Knowles Avenue.
- Sligo Creek Parkway is closed between Carroll Avenue to Piney Branch Road.
- Sligo Creek Parkway is closed between Forest Glen Road and Maple Avenue.
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LOTS OF CALLS FOR HELP
Thursday’s storms left roads drenched in parts of the D.C. region.
Time lapse of flash flooding on Broad Branch Road today. I set this camera up and then beat feet to higher ground. Not everyone followed my lead… #dcwx #dctraffic pic.twitter.com/Di79eg1APq
— Dave Dildine (@DildineWTOP) September 10, 2020
In Maryland’s Prince George’s County, Fire and EMS spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan said that in over 4 1/2 hours Thursday, the department received over 250 calls for service, and 134 of those where water-related. The exact number of how many people were rescued from their vehicles is not yet known, but there was only one person that needed to be transported, Donelan said.
In Montgomery County, in a three-hour period Thursday afternoon, emergency responders received about 150 calls for cars stuck in high water or water rescues, Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said in a video update on Twitter.
In the District, D.C. Fire and EMS responded to a number of water rescues in Northwest and Northeast.
Severe flooding also caused MARC trains between New Carrollton in Prince George’s County and Union Station in D.C. to hold.
Amtrak service to and from D.C. was stopped due to flood water on the tracks, leading to hourslong delays.
FORECAST
Friday will be cooler courtesy of a stalled cold front to the south. Behind that front is dry air that will filter in.
A few showers are possible on Friday, mainly near the front over the southern suburbs, Storm Team4 meteorologist Mike Stinneford said.
A few showers are also possible on Saturday. Showers and storms will become likely on Sunday as another cold front comes, with showers ending on Monday as the front comes through.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy. A few showers are possible, mainly south. Turning less humid. Highs 75 to 80.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and less humid. A few showers are possible, mainly south. Highs 75 to 80.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and more humid. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Highs upper 70s to lower 80s.
- Monday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs upper 70s to lower 80s.
WTOP’s Matt Small contributed to this report.
