The water line broke under Austin Run, intersecting with Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Stafford County. The line broke late Tuesday night as a heavy rain storm was ending. Officials told Potomac Local News that high water flowed from the pipe into Austin Run.
At the time, the National Weather Service had placed Stafford under a flood warning, meaning water was topping roads, creeks were topping banks, and the Rappahannock River was beginning to swell into what would be water levels of nearly 10 feet above flood stage.
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