NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 10:49PM EDT until August 5 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Bland County in southwestern Virginia...
Northwestern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1049 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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...
Wytheville... Bland...
Kimberling... Favonia...
Long Spur... Mechanicsburg...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Peak Creek, East Fork Stony Fork, Mill Creek, Hunting Camp Creek,
Laurel Run, Mudlick Branch, Helveys Mill Creek, Little Walker
Creek, Crab Orchard Creek, Laurel Creek, Cove Creek and Kimberling
Creek.
Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1319th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
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