Flood in Fairfax County, Virginia

Flood March 16, 2026 · Fairfax County, Virginia

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Woodburn Road closed at Spicewood Drive due to high water.

The wider storm

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms ahead of a slow moving cold front led to runoff flooding across portions of Montgomery County, Maryland. Rain rates of a half an inch to one inch per hour were observed yielding storm total rain amounts between one to two and half inches in a 3 hour period. Emergency management within the county notified us of multiple instances of small streams and poor drainage flooding. This included flooding from Rocky Run near McLean, VA and Accotink Creek near Annadale, VA.

Began near Ilda (38.8451, -77.2441).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1312521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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