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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
903 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
  Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT Friday.

* At 903 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen across western portions of 
  Patrick and Surry counties, with 2 to 4 inches having fallen 
  across portions of Stokes, Yadkin, and eastern Surry and Patrick 
  counties over the last 24 hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 
  inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing 
  or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Mount Airy...                      Elkin...
  Fairview...                        Flat Rock...
  Yadkinville...                     Jonesville...
  Dobson...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Anglin Branch and Ararat River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3645 8098 3656 8091 3656 8061 3665 8060
      3665 8049 3683 8034 3687 8024 3684 8008
      3679 8004 3678 8009 3672 8009 3654 8003
      3626 8004 3626 8045 3614 8044 3611 8051
      3605 8050 3606 8088 3633 8087

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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