


Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
228 WGUS51 KLWX 170011 FFWLWX VAC061-170315- /O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0105.250717T0011Z-250717T0315Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 811 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Fauquier County in northern Virginia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 811 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 minutes. 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... The Plains... Marshall... Rectortown... Ashville... Ada... Halfway... 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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3886 7794 3889 7791 3895 7786 3897 7781 3898 7780 3897 7779 3896 7775 3896 7774 3896 7771 3886 7776 3883 7780 3879 7795 3881 7797 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES $$ Belak