Torrential rainfall turned Washington metro stop into a waterfall

Don't go chasing waterfalls - unless you're trying to leave work in Washington in the middle of a huge rainstorm and you can't help getting caught in the Cleveland Park Metro Station.

The storms began about 2 pm yesterday (local time) in the D.C. region and continued for more than six hours. Streets turned into rivers as a result of the downpour, and cars sliced through floods during the evening commute. The water was of such a sheer volume, it poured down the escalators and into the Metro station at Cleveland Park.

Timelapse video shows intense flash flooding pour into a metro station in Cleveland Park, Washington D.C.https://t.co/iiMq4jZoXG

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Metro spokeswoman Sherri Ly told the Washington Post "the station is prone to flooding because it is at the bottom of a hill."

Looks like I waited a bit too long to leave work today @exploreplanet3 @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/ZiQ1TdFOK2

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"In these extreme weather situations, we get flash flooding," she said.

The station was closed for nearly two hours until the water could drain.