As a gray, rainy Monday ground on, parts of the D.C. region saw showers and heavy downpours Monday afternoon and evening.
A warm front touched off some scattered slow-moving thunderstorms and showers, Storm Team4 meteorologist Matt Ritter said.
During the afternoon and evening hours, torrential rain moved into a lot of areas, and the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning until 2:30 a.m. Tuesday for parts of D.C.; Montgomery County in Maryland; and Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia.
More showers and storms are expected Tuesday afternoon.
The rest of the week will not be any better — that is, unless you love rain and storms. Wet weather is in the forecast for almost the entire workweek and could remain a nuisance into the weekend, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred move up the East Coast after landfall along the Gulf.
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Earlier Monday, a flash food watch for part of the region expired.
High-standing water from brief morning showers led to some trouble on area roadways: In Centreville, Virginia, the WTOP Traffic Center reports some eastbound delays on Interstate 66 before Exit 53 due to flooding along the right side.
Late-night flooding over the weekend stranded vehicles in Alexandria and Arlington. Parts of Northern Virginia received over 5 inches of rain in under two hours overnight from Saturday into Sunday, when a lack of atmospheric steering caused storms to virtually stall over populated areas.
Forecast:
Monday night: Areas of rain and a lingering storm possible. Humid, with lows in the 70s.
Tuesday: Mostly to partly cloudy and humid, with showers and storms possible. Highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday: Cloudy with storms possible. Humid. Highs in the mid 80s.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.