Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1203 AM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Fairfax County in northern Virginia...
  Southeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 1203 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches
  in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Centreville...                     Reston...
  South Riding...                    Herndon...
  Lowes Island...                    Brambleton...
  Dulles International Airport...    Potomac...
  Ashburn...                         Oakton...
  Sterling...                        Chantilly...
  Wolf Trap...                       Great Falls...
  Countryside...                     Arcola...
  Darnestown...                      Sterling Park...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 7742 3906 7739 3906 7737 3906 7734
      3905 7729 3903 7727 3903 7725 3902 7725
      3901 7725 3900 7725 3899 7725 3898 7724
      3880 7740 3883 7748 3893 7755

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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