Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR WYTHE AND CARROLL COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
  Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 900 AM EDT Saturday.

* At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  that rainfall has exited the area. However, runoff from between 6
  and 9 inches of rain that fell earlier today continues to collect
  in area rivers, and will cause rapid rises through the evening.
  Several roads have been damaged by intense flooding, with some
  areas completely flooded.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Wythe and Carroll Counties.
  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening rapid river rises.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN AT
           HIGHER GROUND! Life threatening flooding of low water
           crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Wytheville...                      Galax...
  Hillsville...                      Rural Retreat...
  Patterson...                       Max Meadows...
  Fancy Gap...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Brown Lick Branch, Brannon Branch, Brushy Fork, Buddle Branch,
  Burks Fork, Ararat River, Big Reed Island Creek and Brush Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do
not attempt to travel tonight unless you are fleeing an area subject
to flooding or under an evacuation order. There are numerous roads
that are flooded and impassible, and will remain so at least until
Saturday morning.

&&

LAT...LON 3676 8126 3695 8138 3705 8122 3702 8111
      3707 8091 3688 8074 3693 8064 3693 8063
      3670 8045 3665 8049 3666 8059 3661 8063
      3656 8061 3656 8084 3665 8091 3665 8092
      3663 8093 3668 8094 3681 8104 3677 8109

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

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