Jun 24, 1996
Downpours on previously saturated soil produced flash flooding in the Leesburg area, where two and one-half inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. One motorist was trapped in his automobile just off federal highway 15 along local route 704; a rescue ensued. The Town Branch in Leesburg overflowed its banks, flooding a parking lot and washing away a portable swimming pool. Several basements were also flooded.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5560568). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Loudoun County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.