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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1021 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Craig County in southwestern Virginia...
  Roanoke County in west central Virginia...
  The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia...
  The City of Salem in west central Virginia...

* Until 515 PM EDT Friday.

* At 1021 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 
  1.5 to 3 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...
  Roanoke...                         Salem...
  Vinton...                          New Castle...
  Catawba...                         Sinking Creek...
  Bent Mountain...

This includes the following locations...
	The Salem Fairgrounds and Roanoke Regional Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Barbours Creek, Back Creek and Bee Branch.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3731 8043 3742 8048 3751 8030 3753 8028
      3754 8033 3756 8033 3763 8022 3760 8014
      3766 8003 3754 7997 3742 8007 3733 7987
      3730 7984 3723 7984 3714 7995 3717 8003
      3711 8017 3723 8019 3734 8026 3737 8033

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

EB