Jul 22, 2003
Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall and high winds moved through the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. during the evening of the 22nd. In Fairfax County, the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Lee Highway was flooded in Fairfax. Roads were also flooded in Vienna, Herndon, and Centreville. A large tree branch punctured the roof of a home on Barkley Drive just south of Vienna. Areas in a 10 mile wide band from Centreville to McLean recorded rainfall amounts between 2.5 and 3.4 inches.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5368496). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Arlington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.