More than three inches measured officially in D.C. in two hours
By chance, as much as for any other reasons, some of the heaviest downpours pelted Reagan National Airport, where the National Weather Service makes its official readings for Washington.
That two-hour total represents the amount of rain that would seem reasonable for many a full month. Often that much rain does not fall in an entire month. For one thing, it fell in darkness, from a sky full of clouds. For another, it appears that the two-hour, three-inch total confined itself to only parts of the metropolitan area. Sections of the District did not report so much rain to the Weather Service.In the Loveville area of St. Mary’s County in Southern Maryland, a spotter reported to the Weather Service a total rainfall of 4.58 inches.
It was also closed between Kensington Parkway and Connecticut Avenue, according to county fire and rescue spokesman Pete Piringer.In addition, authorities received accounts of fallen trees that blocked streets and roads. In Virginia, 2.5 inches or more was measured in places that included the Mount Vernon and Chantilly areas of Fairfax County.
But at the same time, even over the 68.3-square-mile area of the District, totals varied considerably, and might have caused some residents to wonder why that alarm sounded early Saturday.
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