Aug 11, 2001
Showers and thunderstorms with very heavy downpours formed over the District for the 2nd straight day around 3 PM EDT and remained near stationary over all but far Southeast D.C. through 6 PM. These storms dumped between 5 and 7 inches of rain in less than three hours which caused the worst flash flooding the city had experienced since 1944. Damages to public and private property totaled around $6 million and the city was given a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration. The hardest hit areas
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5263600). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in District Of Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.