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Photos: Storm Leads To Flooding In Alexandria Streets, Homes
Images shared by residents show flooding in different areas of the city.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria residents witnessed storms multiple days this week, but the impact was severe for some Thursday night. Residents documented the flooding that occurred in streets and homes.
On Thursday night, Mayor Justin Wilson tweeted that flooding had been reported in many areas of the city, and the fire department was making water rescues, according to Wilson. City officials believe 2 to 3 inches fell within a half hour, leading to flooding even in areas that aren't normally affected.
Photographer Alex Snyder shared photos of the Thursday flooding with Patch to demonstrate that the city has "stormwater runoff problems that is costing taxpayers thousands." The photos show "waist-high" flooding at Ashby Street and Glebe Road in the Del Ray area. Snyder also took pictures at the flooded home of Diana and Vinay Oberoi, where flooding has happened other times in recent years.
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Here are other images of the flooding in Alexandria:
@AlexandriaVAGov what a beautiful view of the Masonic temple in the background of the flooded city streets this happened last year too. #floods #damage #alexandria #storms #citystreets #virginia pic.twitter.com/OpoOp2vtBy
— KarenInNorfolk (@Karen757Norfolk) July 24, 2020
I now live next to a river #delray #AlexandriaVA pic.twitter.com/SK9q84HXe6
— Jordan K (@jojobean49) July 24, 2020
Alley totally flooded #AlexandriaVA #delray pic.twitter.com/gg5wYdSytI
— Tom Finley (@tomfinley) July 24, 2020
Anybody else flooded in Old Town #alexandriava #flood pic.twitter.com/KVjpdSkqr0
— America, We Have Work To Do (@TravisANiles) July 24, 2020
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