Water 5 inches deep collected in the plaza in front of the cathedral, while about water about 3 inches deep had flowed into the basement of the Chancery.

At the nearby Grace Church apartments, the lobby was flooded with 3 to 4 inches of water, while about nine of the building's 100 units took on a small amount of water.

Just one resident was forced to move from her apartment, but she was able to stay with a relative next door.

Workers for a property management company in an office on the ground floor of the nearby Cathedral Square Apartments had placed sandbags in front of the doorway and were clearing away water.

The company manages the Cathedral Square Apartments and properties in other parts of the country. Workers were especially concerned about protecting computer servers and other network equipment necessary for managing all of the properties.

Washington Street had been closed between Greene Street and Service Road earlier today.

-- Journal staff photographer Mary Murphy and staff writer Gregory Smith