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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
845 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024


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Botetourt VA-Craig VA-
845 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive 
  rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Virginia, including 
  the following counties, in southwest Virginia, Craig. In west 
  central Virginia, Botetourt.

* WHEN...Until 245 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 
  remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all 
  the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems 
  in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 841 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Buchanan, Troutville, New Castle, Oriskany, Eagle Rock, Paint
    Bank and Sinking Creek.
  - Flooding will continue along Craig Creek. At Camp Easter
    Seals minor flooding was occurring. The stage was 9.3 feet
    and falling. At Parr minor flooding was occurring the stage
    was 12.6 feet and rising.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 3742 8048 3751 8030 3753 8028 3754 8033
      3756 8033 3763 8022 3760 8014 3765 8002
      3780 7982 3776 7967 3766 7968 3753 7950
      3745 7959 3748 7968 3741 7981 3740 7981
      3737 7978 3731 7985 3742 8007 3731 8043


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