717
WGUS71 KRNK 150040
FFSRNK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
840 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

VAC009-011-031-150500-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Amherst VA-Appomattox VA-Campbell VA-
840 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST, NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX AND NORTH CENTRAL
CAMPBELL COUNTIES...

At 840 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated most of the heavy rain has
left the area, but scattered thunderstorms are still possible this
evening. Between 4 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  Lynchburg...                       Concord...
Stonewall...                       Madison Heights...
Bocock...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Graham Creek, Allens Creek, Harris Creek, Holts Branch, Ivy Creek,
  James River, Fishing Creek, Blackfoot Creek and Higginbotham Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3741 7911 3740 7911 3740 7912 3741 7914
      3743 7914 3743 7915 3745 7918 3746 7918
      3747 7919 3748 7920 3749 7921 3755 7896
      3739 7886 3733 7908 3737 7912 3739 7908

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CDG