Significant rainfall from storms caused flash flooding in parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, located north of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, trapping many in buildings and cars.

Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “A band of very heavy rain will pivot over Northern Ireland during Sunday night, bringing totals of possibly 50-75 mm in just a short period of time. This high intensity rainfall can lead to flooding, with impacts on properties, transport networks and power outages.

Most of Britain was on thunderstorm watch today as up to half a month's rain could fall with forecasters warning summer storms are set to bring flash flooding. England and Scotland could see up to 40mm (1.6in) of rain in just two hours, while Northern ...

"Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures," according to the National Weather Service.

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“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how quickly your life and property can be at risk,” said Rachel Hogan Carr, executive director of the Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit focused on flood-risk communication.

Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

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At 8:03 a.m. Sunday, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated the heaviest rain had left the warned area but smaller streams are still rising, the statement said.