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In ankle-deep water, Marlon Reyes helps clean the basement of his brother's house on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011, after heavy rains flooded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Titus Boyd talks Sept. 9, 2011, about having to evacuate his bedridden 87-year-old mother from her home on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains flooded the region. "All we got is each other" Mr. Boyd said. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Huntington neighborhood residents Nancy Foote (left) and Meredith Ellsworth (center) talk with a Fairfax County official on Sept. 9, 2011, as they and other residents attempted to clean up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Huntington neighborhood residents Porter Wiseman (left), Nancy Foote (second from right) and Meredith Ellsworth (right) talk Sept. 9, 2011, with a Fairfax County official, as they and other residents attempt to clean up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Virginia Tech safety Antone Exum accepts nothing but the best from himself. The redshirt sophomore's progression will be measured Saturday with a huge test against East Carolina. (Virginia Tech Athletics)
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Traffic on Crown Valley Parkway in Mission Viejo, Calif., is gridlocked Sept. 8, 2011, at rush hour after the massive power outage left most of south Orange County without electricity, shutting down all of the traffic signals. (Associated Press/Los Angeles Times)
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This NOAA satellite image taken on Sept. 9, 2011, at 01:45 a.m. EDT shows Hurricane Katia located about 360 miles northwest of Bermuda. (Associated Press/Weather Underground)
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A man on a bicycle passes by a large ship on Sept. 9, 2011, in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture in northeastern Japan. The ship was washed ashore six months earlier by a devastating tsunami. (Associated Press)
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An Alexandria firefighter boat crew heads towards Strayer university on Eisenhower avenue, where students are trapped due to rising flood waters in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Rescue workers block road access as flood waters rise on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Passengers stranded by flood waters get out of their vehicles to check for possible ways to make it to high ground in Alexandria, Va., on September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Cars lay abandoned under the I-495 ramp due to a flash flood that occured in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused flash floods. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Firefighters begin to evacuate students at Strayer University who have become trapped by floodwaters in Alexandria on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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A large section of Route 103 on the Glenville, N.Y. side of Lock 9 collapsed into the Mohawk River due to rising flood water Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT
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Mario Ortiz, walks through floodwaters in his kitchen Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Widespread flooding brought on by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee was being blamed for two deaths in Pennsylvania, where inundated communities were evacuated and state offices closed down on Thursday because of the rising waters. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Playground equipment is seen partially submerged in Port Deposit, Md., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, as rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding along the East Coast.The National Weather Service predicted rain would continue to fall heavily across the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states through Thursday with anywhere from 4 to 7 more inches falling and up to 10 inches in isolated pockets. Flood watches and warnings were in effect from Maryland to New England. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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The off ramp to route 322 East in Hershey Pa. was severely damaged by the excessive rain fall Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. The road is a major access point to the Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center. This and other flood damage is inhibiting emergency response to the Hospital. (AP Photo/Daniel Shanken)
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A neighborhood in Lower Swatara Twp. is flooded by The Swatara Creek on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Christine Baker)
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Lower Swatara Twp. Fire Fighter Justin Chenault holds onto Ginger after rescuing her from a flooded mobile home in Lower Swatara Twp. on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Christine Baker)
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Trout Run, Pa. is partially flooded by the Lycoming Creek on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Mark Nance)
