Last Updated on July 26, 2022 5:30 am
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC12640132013C.SpecialWeatherStatement.1264013224C8NC.RNKSPSRNK.be5d92d886aa36c9b2a8d8d52d7435cf[email protected]2022-07-26T04:39:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Alleghany; Ashe (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service
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2022-07-26T04:39:00-04:002022-07-26T05:30:00-04:00NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 4:39AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg…An area of heavy Rain showers will impact portions of Alleghanyand Ashe Counties in northwestern North Carolina, Pulaski,Giles,Bland, Carroll, Wythe and Grayson Counties in southwesternVirginia and the City of Galax through 530 AM EDT…At 435 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of heavyrain showers extending from Bluefield to Wytheville to Jefferson.Movement was east at 30 mph.HAZARD…Heavy rainfall and localized flooding.SOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Ponding of water on roadways and flooding of poor drainageand low-lying areas.Locations impacted include…Radford…Pulaski…Wytheville…Galax…Bland…Bluefield…Pearisburg…and Interstate 81 between mile-markers 35 and 85.MAX HAIL SIZE…0.00 INMAX WIND GUST…<30 MPHIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result inponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, andminor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoidhydroplaning.
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