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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1119 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bland County in southwestern Virginia...
  Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 615 PM EDT Friday.

* At 1119 AM EDT, Doppler radar 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.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bland...                           Richlands...
  Bluefield...                       Tazewell...
  Cedar Bluff...                     Burkes Garden...
  Ceres...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Big Creek, Beech Fork, Blue Spring Creek, Burkes Garden Creek, 
  Clinch River and Bluestone 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3693 8168 3698 8171 3696 8178 3714 8190
      3724 8173 3720 8168 3721 8155 3727 8142
      3734 8136 3723 8123 3730 8098 3728 8101
      3719 8087 3715 8085 3707 8091 3705 8097
      3702 8111 3705 8122 3695 8138 3702 8150

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

$$

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