FCFRD News Blog : Coastal Flood Warning In Effect This Evening Through Saturday Morning! Plan Ahead! PLEASE Turn Around And Don't Drown!

Press release from the FCFRD News Blog:

October 28, 2021

A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect today, starting at 6 p.m., through Saturday (10-30-21) morning. A Coastal Flood Warning means flooding is either imminent or occurring. When flooding occurs, you can assume there will be a few roadways in the area that will be impacted as well.

Unfortunately, our firefighters and paramedics can also assume there will be several calls for help as people attempt to drive their cars through flooded, and sometimes closed, roadways only to stall and become trapped. This puts both the driver, any passengers AND our firefighters and paramedics in needless danger!

By now, many drivers across Fairfax County know which roads traditionally flood. FCFRD asks that if you need to be on the roadways tonight through Saturday morning, that you stay informed and plan alternate routes around flooded roadways. Our firefighters and paramedics do not want to meet you by (a preventable) “accident”!

Our friends at Fairfax County Police provide updated information on any road closures on their blog: Fairfax County Police Department News.

Please take a moment to watch the below video, from our friends at the National Weather Service, which highlights the danger.

Accessible information HERE

This press release was produced by the FCFRD News Blog. The views expressed here are the author’s own.