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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024


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Alleghany VA VA-Craig VA-Giles VA-Greenbrier WV-Monroe WV-
317 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Virginia, including the following counties, 
  Alleghany VA, Craig and Giles and southeast West Virginia, 
  including the following counties, Greenbrier and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until 845 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams 
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. 
  Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 317 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
    rain have fallen.
  - This includes the following streams and drainages...
    Back Creek, Cove Creek, Broad Run, Bee Branch, Corner Branch,
    Craig Creek, Dunlap Creek, Eliber Springs Branch, Crosier
    Branch and Dry Creek.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Alleghany, Union, Paint Bank, Sinking Creek, Gap Mills,
    Waiteville and Moncove Lake State Park.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3776 8021 3743 8020 3736 8032 3737 8033
      3734 8037 3732 8042 3728 8048 3746 8054
      3766 8066


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