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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
624 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
  Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 1230 AM EDT Wednesday.

* At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Mount Airy...                      Flat Rock...
  Dobson...                          Pilot Mountain...
  Walnut Cove...                     Danbury...
  Francisco...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Archies Creek, Ararat River, Beaver Creek, Baker Branch and
  Beaverdam Creek.

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 3656 8088 3655 8044 3655 8036 3654 8029
      3654 8023 3654 8019 3654 8004 3631 8004
      3633 8045 3635 8089

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

RS