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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA215 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 producingheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches ofrain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inchesare possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing orexpected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urbanareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well asother 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 LaurelCreek, Helton Creek and Big Laurel Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National WeatherService by calling toll free at 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4. Reportsand pictures can also be shared on the National Weather ServiceBlacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.
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