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WGUS51 KRNK 170128
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
928 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia...
  Central Franklin County in west central Virginia...
  Southeastern Roanoke County in west central Virginia...

* Until 330 AM EDT Tuesday.

* At 928 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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...
  Rocky Mount...                     Boones Mill...
  Ferrum...                          Copper Hill...
  Bent Mountain...                   Callaway...
  Wirtz...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Blackwater River, Back Creek and Beaverdam Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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 Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 8031 3708 8029 3708 8027 3709 8024
      3710 8023 3710 8021 3711 8020 3711 8018
      3712 8018 3713 8018 3720 8002 3719 7979
      3705 7974 3694 7983 3687 8012 3705 8031

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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