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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
919 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Giles County in southwestern Virginia...
  Southwestern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia...
  Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia...
  Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...
  Summers County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 330 AM EST Friday.

* At 919 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches
  are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bluefield...                       Princeton...
  Hinton...                          Alderson...
  Athens...                          Peterstown...

This includes the following locations...
Mercer County Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Big Branch, Back Creek, Big Creek, Big Spring Branch, Bluestone
  River, Blacklick Creek, Blue Lick Creek, Adair Run, Beech Run and
  Beaver Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 3761 8106 3764 8107 3771 8098 3768 8088
      3774 8092 3778 8090 3782 8094 3787 8081
      3787 8075 3791 8078 3794 8073 3748 8037
      3723 8123 3734 8136 3742 8131 3742 8128
      3746 8131 3751 8121 3758 8120 3759 8109

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

VFJ