Flash Flood — Fairfax, Virginia

2025-07-14 · near Kenmore, Fairfax, Virginia

Event narrative

Vehicles stranded due to high water on Old Courthouse Road. At least six inches of moving water across the roadway.

Wider weather episode

Another day of an anomalously moist airmass produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across Virginia. This resulted in localized rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches in a short period of time, which resulted in instances of flooding and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264947. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.