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NWS / NWPSSite ID: AXTV2active

NWS / NWPS AXTV2

Potomac River at Alexandria

Potomac River • City of Alexandria • VA

Latest public reading2.17 ftObserved Jun 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM CDT
TrendRisingForecast available
Data freshness StaleObservation 580 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

Stage and discharge

Daily rollups and linked forecast values

Observed Forecast

Stage and discharge chart includes 7 observed points and 60 forecast points.

Line chart: Observed, Forecast-1-0.500.511.522.52026-05-122026-06-08
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action2.5 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood3.3 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood4.2 ftSource-backed threshold
Major flood6.6 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

HGIFF • stage1.9 ftValid Jun 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM CDT
HGIFF • stage2.1 ftValid Jun 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM CDT
HGIFF • stage1.9 ftValid Jun 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM CDT
HGIFF • stage1.5 ftValid Jun 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM CDT
HGIFF • stage0.8 ftValid Jun 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM CDT
HGIFF • stage0.1 ftValid Jun 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM CDT

Observations

stage

2.17 ft

Observed Jun 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

1.51 ft

Observed May 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

-0.35 ft

Observed May 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

2 ft

Observed May 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

0.28 ft

Observed May 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

0.45 ft

Observed May 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

stage

-0.43 ft

Observed May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

Alerts are shown only when the API returns a source-backed match.

Official public sources

Readings and thresholds stay tied to USGS, NOAA/NWS, or source-backed records.

Source freshness

Observed and fetched timestamps are shown separately when the API returns them.

Transparent methodology

Unavailable forecasts, alerts, and thresholds are shown as unavailable states.