Morning tidal flooding left King and Union streets underwater Monday in Alexandria. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)A flood levee built to protect parts of downtown Washington could be deployed for the first time as the region braces for the possibility of heavy rain from Hurricane Florence. The post and panels are stored at a Park Service maintenance facility in the District’s Brentwood neighborhood and would be brought to the site. [Mall flood levee project nears initial testing phase after three year delay]The National Weather Service, Park Service and Army Corps of Engineers are consulting on whether to deploy the levee. A pedestrian walks on a sidewalk along King Street after morning tidal flooding Monday in Alexandria.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2018 11:14 UTC