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August 1, 2018

Roads flooded across Southern Fauquier

Photo/Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office

The sheriff’s office posted this photo from Elk Run Road just before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Incessant rain has saturated Fauquier and flooded about 20 roads, primarily south of Warrenton.

The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office posted this photo from Elk Run Road just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, with this warning:

TRAFFIC ALERT: many of our secondary roads are affected by high water. This is Elk Run Road between Bristersburg and Midland Rd. DO NOT attempt to drive through water in the roadway.

About six hours earlier, this post:

There are multiple roads with flooding issues or high water. The following roads are confirmed to be closed:

Casanova Rd North of 28
11400-Blk Remington Rd
All of Sowego Rd
Elk Run road from Bristersburg rd to Midland Rd
All of Courthouse Rd
11500-Blk of Rogues Rd
5200-Blk Ritchie Rd
Elk Run Rd from Sowego to Laws Ford Rd
5600-blk Bealeton Rd

The following roads are experiencing high water related issues:
5200-Blk Midland Rd
8500-Blk Old Dumfries Rd
4500-Blk Catlett Rd
North Franklin St at Remington Rd
9600-Blk Bristersburg Rd
Sumerduck Rd/Savannah Branch Rd
4100-Blk Ritchie Rd
James Madison Hwy/Lovers Lane
14080-blk Royalls Mill Rd
3900-Blk Catlett Rd in the area of Battle Lane