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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
- Flash Flood Warning for…
Northwestern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…
Southwestern Grayson County in southwestern Virginia… - Until 800 PM EDT.
- At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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…
Lansing… Whitetop…
Nella… Shatley Springs…
Flatwood… Clifton…
Grayson Highlands State Park…
This includes the following streams and drainages…
Little Helton Creek, Little Phoenix Creek, Jerd Branch, Dog Creek,
Little Horse Creek, Big Horse Creek, Grassy Creek, Cut Laurel
Creek, Helton Creek and Big Laurel 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 Twitter.
