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.
FFWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Fauquier County in northern Virginia...
Prince William County in northern Virginia...
The City of Manassas in northern Virginia...
The Southern City of Manassas Park in northern Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 855 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges 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 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Warrenton... Linton Hall...
Bull Run... Haymarket...
Manassas... Sudley...
Manassas Park... Gainesville...
New Baltimore... Nokesville...
Broken Hill... Broad Run...
Greenwich... Auburn...
Airlie... Woolsey...
Meadowville... Catharpin...
Turnbull...