Flash Flood — Alexandria (c), Virginia

2025-07-09 · near Alexandria, Alexandria (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Approximately 1.5 to 3 feet of standing water near Braddock Road Metro Station.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously moist airmass ahead of a frontal boundary sparked numerous showers and thunderstorms across Virginia. Instantaneous rain rates approached five to six inches an hour in the bigger storms. Storm total rainfall of one and a half to four inches resulted in flooding and flash flooding in areas throughout the evening of July 9th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261996. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.