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Photos: DC area under water as rain continues

WASHINGTON — Storms have been barreling through the D.C. area, bringing severe weather and flooding through the region.

See scenes of the affected areas.

Heavy rains knocked down this stretch of the Jefferson Pike between Burkittsville and Petersville Roads in Frederick County.
Lightning strikes in Northwest D.C. during severe storms on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
Lightning strikes in Northwest D.C. during severe storms on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
A tree fell on this car's windshield on Chain Bridge Road in Arlington, Virginia. Fortunately, no one was hurt. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Neal Augenstein)
A tree fell on this car’s windshield on Chain Bridge Road in Arlington, Virginia. Fortunately, no one was hurt. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Neal Augenstein)
Distant lightning closing in on the D.C. area. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
Distant lightning closing in on the D.C. area. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Flooding in Frederick County, Maryland, prompted some water rescues around the area on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dick Uliano)
Flooding in Frederick County, Maryland, prompted some water rescues around the area on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dick Uliano)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Susan Biondi captured a photo at Lake Anna, Virginia. Storm clouds rolled in from the west. (Courtesy Susan Biondi)
Lightning strikes in D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Lightning strikes in D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
NBC Washington’s Jackie Bensen captured a tow truck pilling cars out of the water in Frederick, Maryland. (Courtesy Jackie Bensen) (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Jackie Bensen reports numerous cars have stalled in floodwaters. (Courtesy Jackie Bensen) (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Twitter user @Erica_Pence captured lightning and storm clouds in Capitol Hill. (Courtesy Twitter/@Erica_Pence) (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Dark clouds roll in over D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood Tuesday evening. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Dark clouds roll in over D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood Tuesday evening. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Tuesday's sunset peeks through some formidable clouds. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Tuesday’s sunset peeks through some formidable clouds. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Tuesday evening skies show an imminent thunderstorm in D.C. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
The ominous scene at the Nationals Park. (Courtesy Twitter/@KimAshinArlVA)
The ominous scene at the Nationals Park. (Courtesy Twitter/@KimAshinArlVA)
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Lightning strikes in Northwest D.C. during severe storms on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
A tree fell on this car's windshield on Chain Bridge Road in Arlington, Virginia. Fortunately, no one was hurt. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Neal Augenstein)
Distant lightning closing in on the D.C. area. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dave Dildine)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Flooding in Frederick County, Maryland, prompted some water rescues around the area on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Dick Uliano)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Frederick County, Maryland, saw flash flooding Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Graham Cullen/The Frederick СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ-Post)
Lightning strikes in D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Streets around D.C. got a coating of rain on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Dark clouds roll in over D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood Tuesday evening. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
Tuesday's sunset peeks through some formidable clouds. (СÂÜÀòÓ°ÊÓ/Will Vitka)
The ominous scene at the Nationals Park. (Courtesy Twitter/@KimAshinArlVA)

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