NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFA.W 0004June 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Fairfax and City of Fairfax, VA
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flood warning for Fairfax and City of Fairfax in Virginia, which was in force until 2:30 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 4th areal flood warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Virginia had 3 flood warnings in June 2026, against 16 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Virginia's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Fairfax and City of Fairfax
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:26 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 p.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLWX FA.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Virginia since 2008Every warning type in Virginia
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northern Virginia, portions of Fairfax County, including Fairfax City. * WHEN...Until 230 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1124 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Centreville... Reston... Annandale... Herndon... Fairfax... Vienna... Mantua... Pimmit Hills... Oakton... Chantilly... Tysons Corner... Wolf Trap... Merrifield... I66 and I495 Interchange... Dunn Loring... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.