Evening star., 1945-07-27
Cool Days Seen
terHeavyRain
In Nearby Areas
Bridges and Roods
Under Water Delay
Traffic Into Capital

Continued relief from the
heat and humidity of the last
few days was promised Wash
ington area residents today
after last nights heavy rain,
which flooded roads and three
bridges in nearby Maryland.
Although more than two inches
OF rain fell in two nearby Maryland
communities, the Weather Bureau
said the amount at the National
Airport was too slight to measure.
D. c. Cameron, District weather
forecaster, reported fall of 2.4S
inches in Takoma Park and 2.16
inches in Hyattsville between $50
and 1870 pm. The largest rain
fall reported in the District last
night was l64 inches at River road
and Western avenue. The total rain
fall in the District for July was.
reported as 884 inches.
Rainfall Near Record.
Mr.. Cameron said the July rainfall
in the Washington suburban area
is approaching the all-time record
of 1745 inches, which fell in Sep
tember, 1884 He said the Hyatts-
Vile BladenSburg area has had 1902
inches, and the Takoma Park area
ll02 inches. The Washington July
record is 1868 inches, which fell
In 1886.
The forecaster predicted moderate
temperatures, with showers tomor-
row evening or Sunday. He said
Monday would be warmer, with
showers again Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Considerable cloudiness and cool
er weather was predicted for today,
with highest temperatures in the
middle 80s. The humidity is ex-
pected to drop to SO per cent, as
compared with low of 68 per cent
at 4 pm. yesterday.
During last nights rain, the mer-
curry dropped from 80 degrees to "a
in one hour.
Scores OF Cars Stalled.
At least eight roads were flooded
and scores of cars stalled in Mont
gomery County during last nights
thunderstorm. In addition, a bridge
on Bradley boulevard near Burdette
road in Bethesda, another on River
road near an old stone quarry also
in Bethesda, and third in the
500 block of Maple avenue in Ia
koma Park were under water tenn
porarily. The Bethesda Fire De-
partment was kept busy pumping
out cellars.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad viaduct
at Silver Spring and had to be
towed out.
In Prince Georges County, the
Northwest Branch overflowed, food
ing the Peace Cross area in Bladens-
burg and Edmonston road in nearby
Edmonston. Rhode Island avenue,
between Mount Rainier and Hyatts-
vile was reported flooded to a depth
of feet, halting auto traffic for
several hours.
Boulevard Flooded.
The Baltimore boulevard at Belts
vile and Muirkirk also was reported
flooded and traffic was rerouted via
Montgomery road. Telephone serv-
ice to the State police barracks at
Waterloo was disrupted for several
hours.
Only light rain was reported in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties, Va,
while thunderstorms dotted the
State late yesterday and early last
night, bringing little rain in most
cases.
q A late afternoon shower in Rich
mond, accompanied by heavy light
ming, netted only .02 inches of rain,
but strong winds in the northern
part of the city uprooted trees,
broke windows and toppled CHM
neys, according to the Associated
Press. No estimate of damage was
available.
Meanwhile, Eastern Shore food
professors reported that this years
biggest crop movement was in prog
ress as tomatoes, held up and seri-
ously damaged by heavy rains,
headed for canneries. The Weather
Bureau reported no rain in "a hours
for the first time in IL days.