Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

VAC019-067-161-770-012200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bedford VA-Franklin VA-Roanoke VA-City of Roanoke VA-
301 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD, NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND EASTERN ROANOKE
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE...

At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 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...
  Roanoke...                         Salem...
Vinton...                          Boones Mill...
Stewartsville...                   Moneta...
Northwest Smith Mountain Lake...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Back Creek, Bunker Hill Creek, Blackwater River, Carvin Creek and
  Carter Mill 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 3726 8004 3727 8001 3732 8002 3735 7994
      3731 7988 3729 7978 3729 7951 3709 7953
      3708 8011

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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CDG