Flood — Alexandria (c), Virginia

2021-06-11 · near Alexandria, Alexandria (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A car stalled in high water along Strand Street.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front continued to drop to the south and west, but low pressure developed along the boundary and there was still anomalously high amounts of moisture in place. Therefore, more heavy rain developed and this led to instances of flooding and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957454. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.