Beijing　is　located　on　the　North　China　Plain　with　five　rivers,　which　belong　to　the　Hai　River　Basin.　Its　continental　monsoon　climate　with　uneven　precipitation　distribution　is　extreme　likely　lead　to　serious　urban　flood　disasters.　According　to　the　disaster　results,　urban　storm　flood　in　Beijing　can　be　classified　into　four　types.　Here　typical　extreme　storm　flood　events　and　their　characteristics　in　Beijing　were　analyzed　in　detail.　It　showed　that　storm　flood　events　in　recently　decades　had　a　trend,　which　centered　in　a　relatively　small　area　with　high　intensity　and　short　duration.　The　main　reasons　of　urban　storm　flood　disaster　were　urbanization　and　basic　facilities　with　low　flood　and　drainage　standard.　Urbanization　means　land　utilization　significantly　altering　hydraulic　processes,　and　extreme　storm　can　easily　exceed　those　facilities　capacity.　In　order　to　deal　with　urban　storm　flood,　Beijing　government　have　taken　four　measurements,　which　were　upgrading　and　reconstruction　of　rainwater　pumping　stations,　improving　projects　of　small　and　medium　rivers,　building　sponge　city,　and　implementing　the　West　Suburb　Storm-water　Regulation　Project.　In　addition,　the　flood　warning　and　emergency　management　system　has　been　established.　Furthermore,　some　measurements　were　pointed　to　be　done　in　the　future,　including　improvement　of　the　flood　control　management　system,　improvement　of　flood　control　plans,　strengthening　flood　warning　system,　and　strengthening　social　management　and　public　awareness　of　flood　prevention.　With　these　improvements　of　management　and　engineering　measurements,　it　can　be　more　secure　under　intensive　storms　in　Beijing.　These　experiences　of　flood　control　in　Beijing　can　provide　references　for　other　cities.　©　The　Authors,　published　by　EDP　Sciences,　2018.