Flash flooding is occurring on roadways across the region.
A flash flood warning from the National Weather Service is in effect until 5:15 p.m.
Here’s the latest from the weather service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN…
CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 115 PM EDT…RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MODERATE RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED…WHICH WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA STREAMS…WITHSOME OF THEM POTENTIALLY COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW. HOWEVER…ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS… HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
Prince William police say drivers on the following roads in the county are currently seeing flash flooding:
East End Locations:
Old Bridge Rd/Troupe St
- Mud covering roadway — Passable
Tanyard Hill Rd between Town of Occoquan & Old Bridge Rd
- Water covering roadway — Passable
Neabsco Rd/Jefferson Davis Hwy
- Water covering roadway — Passable
Old Triangle Rd/Orange St
High water on Old Triangle Rd — One lane not passable
West End Locations:
Wellington Rd/Vulcan Ln
- Water covering roadway — Passable
Aden Rd/Parkgate Dr
Water covering roadway — One lane passable
Brentsville Rd/Bradley Forest Rd
- Water covering roadway — Passable
If you need to report high water or impassable roadways, please call the non-emergency number at 703-792-6500.
Officials in Stafford County are seeing flooding on some streets, too:
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting road closures at Harrell Road, the intersection of Rt.1 & Kings Crest and the 100 block of Sanford Rd.
