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Allen Snook with Simpson Development sets up a water pump on Sept. 9, 2011, to help with water removal in the basement parking lot under the Alexandria Tech Center 4 on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va. The lot was flooded after heavy rains pounded the region the previous night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Debris is trapped Sept. 9, 2011, on an Interstate 495 bridge over Camden Run near Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., which was flooded after heavy rains pounded the region. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A cleaning crew removes mud from the first-floor parking lot at Alexandria Tech Center II on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011. The lot was flooded after heavy rains pounded the region the previous night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A cleaning crew removes mud from the first-floor parking lot at Alexandria Tech Center II on Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011. The lot was flooded after heavy rains pounded the region the previous night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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William Borden looks at the flood damage to his Lexus in the parking lot of Strayer University in Alexandria, Va., on Sept. 9, 2011. The lot was flooded after heavy rains pounded the region the previous night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Titus Boyd finds a cell phone while looking through a basket of flood-damaged belongings from his parents' house on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Titus Boyd looks through a basket of flood-damaged belongings from his parents' house on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Titus Boyd carries flood-damaged belongings from his parents' house on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A Fairfax County fire official walks past a pile of flood-damaged personal belongings from the Boyd family home on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Timothy Allen Boyd carries flood-damaged debris from the basement of his parents' home on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Flood-damaged personal belongings from the Boyd family home dry out on the front lawn on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A clean-up crew removes debris and discarded belongings on Sept. 9, 2011, as residents cleaned up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Mirna Quinteros wrings a wet shirt on Sept. 9, 2011, as she and others help to clean neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A postal worker delivers a package to Mirna Quinteros (center) on Sept. 9, 2011, as she and Rosa Mendoza help to clean clothes from neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A man walks Sept. 9, 2011, in a steady rain through Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., as residents attempted to clean up after heavy rains flooded the area. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Dan Chavka talks Sept. 9, 2011, with building inspectors on his front porch as he and other residents attempted to clean up from the flooding on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A home on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. is labeled on Sept. 9, 2011, with a sticker deeming by authorities as unsafe for occupancy or usage after heavy rains flooded the region. The stickers were posted on a number of houses as a precautionary measure until proper inspections can be made. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Rosa Mendoza (left) and Mirna Quinteros help clean clothes from neighbor Alex Reyes' flooded basement on Arlington Terrace in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va. on Sept. 9, 2011, after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Homberto Mendoza takes a breather Sept. 9, 2011, while helping friend Alex Reyes clean out the flooded basement at Mr. Reyes' Arlington Terrace home in the Huntington neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., after heavy rains pounded the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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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)
