Heavy Rain Saturday Prompted Local Water Rescues

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Rain that pelted Fairfax County Saturday left several roads flooded, trapping some motorists in their cars.

Close to an inch and a half of rain was recorded at Dulles Airport in the twenty-four hours ending at 7 a.m. Sunday, most of it falling between noon and 6 p.m. Saturday.

Fairfax County firefighters rescued two people who were trapped in their vehicle, just after midnight Sunday morning, at Browns Mill Rd and Windstone Dr. in Vienna.

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