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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
509 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR WYTHE AND CARROLL COUNTIES...
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
6 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Wythe and Carroll Counties.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wytheville... Galax...
Hillsville... Rural Retreat...
Patterson... Max Meadows...
Fancy Gap...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Big Reed Island Creek, Ararat River, Brush Creek, Buddle Branch,
Burks Fork, Brown Lick Branch, Brushy Fork and Brannon Branch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
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.
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LAT...LON 3676 8126 3695 8138 3705 8122 3702 8111
3707 8091 3688 8074 3693 8064 3693 8063
3670 8045 3665 8049 3666 8059 3661 8063
3656 8061 3656 8084 3665 8091 3665 8092
3663 8093 3668 8094 3681 8104 3677 8109
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
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