Photos: DC area reels under many days of rain

WASHINGTON — The rain continued to fall in the D.C. area, May 19. Closed roads, water rescues and flooding plagued the region. See photos of the affected areas.

The Washington Monument can be seen in the distance as floodwaters build up at the Tidal Basin. (海角社区app/Dave Dildine)

Floodwaters consume huge swaths of the Tidal Basin in Washington, Friday. (海角社区app/Dave Dildine)

Free sandbags from the city of Alexandria are ready to load at 133 S. Quaker Lane. (海角社区app/Kristi King)

A man walks his dog on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest D.C. (海角社区app/Dan Friedell)

Water pools along the sidewalk in Northwest D.C. on Friday morning. (海角社区app/Dan Friedell)

A runner braves the rain along Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C. on Friday. (海角社区app/Dan Friedell)

Water pools in McLean, Virginia, after unrelenting rain on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (海角社区app/Joslyn Chesson)

Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford with a representative from State Highway Administration evaluate flood damage in Frederick and Washington counties. (Courtesy Boyd Rutherford) — Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford with a representative from the Maryland State Highway Administration evaluate flood damage in Frederick and Washington counties. (Courtesy Boyd Rutherford)

鈥淣ot even worth the trip鈥� Fred said of Old Town typical tidal flooding he went to observe along The Strand
— Kristi King (@king海角社区app)

(海角社区app/Sarah Beth Hensley)

What one Alexandria resident called fairly standard tidal floooding in Old Town Thursday, May 17, 2018. (海角社区app/Kristi King)

Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thuresday, May 17, 2018. (海角社区app/Kate Ryan) — Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thursday, May 17, 2018. (海角社区app/Kate Ryan)

Storm drains in the area, including this one in D.C., are getting a workout Thursday, May 17, 2018. (海角社区app/Kate Ryan)

Stevens Road, in Loudoun County. (Courtesy Jennifer Betz) (海角社区app/Kate Ryan)

Car spun off flooded out Willowbrook Rd in Frederick. Now being hauled out of standing water.
— Nick Iannelli (@Nick海角社区app)

(海角社区app/Kristi King)

Look at fast-moving Carroll Creek overflowing into Baker Park. Not much rain now, but you can see the high water is still very strong. The City of Frederick is asking residents to stop any non-essential use of water.
— Justin Finch (@JustinNBC4)

(海角社区app/Nick Iannelli)