Last Updated on January 27, 2024 6:49 pm

Flood WatchNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA640 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2024

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…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…

  • WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.

  • WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga,Wilkes and Yadkin, Virginia, including the following areas,Alleghany VA, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland,Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd,Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick,Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell andWythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas,Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

  • WHEN…Through Sunday morning.

  • IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occurin poor drainage and urban areas.

  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

  • http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.