Heavy to excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on July 31, 2025, as a slow-moving cold front interacts with favorable upper jet dynamics and anomalous moisture.
More than 100 flood-related emergency calls were reported in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday evening, July 19, 2025, after thunderstorms brought up to 127 mm (5 inches) of rain in less than two hours, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency from the National Weather Service.
Severe thunderstorms swept across Washington D.C. on July 9, 2025, flooding streets and toppling multiple trees. The storms moved out of the region by evening, leaving behind stunning skies that went viral on social media.
