Last Updated on September 26, 2024 7:23 pm
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
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Including the cities of Roanoke, Blacksburg, Alderson,
Yadkinville, Hinton, Sparta, Clifton Forge, Salem, Buena Vista,
Danbury, Lewisburg, Wilkesboro, Pulaski, Amherst, Quinwood,
Fincastle, Boone, Covington, Hot Springs, Whitetop, Martinsville,
Flat Top, Marion, Stuart, Dobson, White Sulphur Springs,
Pearisburg, Wytheville, Tazewell, Bluefield, Floyd, Troutdale,
Bedford, Volney, Bland, West Jefferson, Lexington, Hix, Duo,
Rocky Mount, Rainelle, Radford, Galax, Union, New Castle,
Danville, Lynchburg, and Independence
242 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
- WHAT…Catastrophic, life threatening flooding, caused by
excessive rainfall continues to be possible. - WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,
Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin,
Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst,
Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig, Floyd,
Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick,
Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and
Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas,
Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier. - WHEN…Through Friday evening.
- IMPACTS…Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and
rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and
could flood with more heavy rain. - ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
- An additional 3 to 10 inches of rain will fall on already
saturated soils. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
