Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1009 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 415 AM EDT Thursday.

* At 1009 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Richlands...                       Tazewell...
  Cedar Bluff...                     Cliffield...
  Amonate...                         Bandy...
  Claypool Hill...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Beech Fork, Clinch River, Burkes Garden Creek, Bluestone River and
  Big Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service
Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.

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LAT...LON 3720 8168 3721 8155 3722 8155 3723 8151
      3726 8150 3725 8148 3726 8146 3718 8134
      3711 8140 3696 8176 3696 8178 3704 8182
      3711 8189 3714 8190 3715 8190 3716 8187
      3717 8187 3721 8170

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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