Jun 19, 2006
A strong cold front moved from the Ohio Valley in the early morning of June 19, then across the Mid Atlantic during the late afternoon and evening. This cold front fired strong to severe thunderstorms as it encountered an atmosphere that was rich in moisture and very unstable. In addition to numerous occurrences of damaging wind gusts of around 60 mph across the Baltimore-Washington corridor, there were also several instances of flash flooding. Numerous cars were stuck in flooded roadways across
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5515886). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fairfax County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.