Fairfax County, VA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Fairfax County, Virginia, pushed to your phone within moments — county code VAC059, forecast zone VAZ053. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches VAC059 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Alexandria or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
VAC059
Forecast Zone
VAZ053
Forecast Office
Sterling (LWX)
Radar Station
KLWX
Towns covered in Fairfax County
An NWS alert for Fairfax County applies to all 24 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Fairfax County
StormCast tracks 9 gauges near Fairfax County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Accotink Creek at Woodburn Road / Strathmeade Springs
- Accotink Creek near Annandale
- Unnamed Tributary at Lake Braddock in Burke
- Accotink Creek at Lake Accotink near Springfield
- Middle Run at Huntsman Lake
- Difficult Run at Browns Mill Road / Wolf Trap
- South Run at Lake Mercer
- Occoquan River at VA-123
- Occoquan River above Occoquan Upper Dam
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Fairfax County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Fairfax County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Fairfax County in?
Fairfax County, Virginia is NWS county code VAC059 and forecast zone VAZ053. Alerts for it are issued by the Sterling (LWX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KLWX.
Which towns in Fairfax County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Fairfax County covers every community inside it, including Alexandria, Annandale, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, Dunn Loring, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Falls Church, Fort Belvoir, Great Falls, Greenway, Herndon, Lorton, Mc Lean, Merrifield, Mount Vernon, Newington, Oakton, Reston, Springfield, Vienna and West Mclean.
Are there river gauges in Fairfax County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 9 river gauges in and around Fairfax County, including Accotink Creek at Woodburn Road / Strathmeade Springs, Accotink Creek near Annandale, Unnamed Tributary at Lake Braddock in Burke. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Fairfax County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for VAC059, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.