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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
247 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARION, TROUTDALE, RADFORD, GALAX,
COVINGTON, BEDFORD, WILKESBORO, PEARISBURG, DUO, DANVILLE, NEW
CASTLE, SPARTA, VOLNEY, ROANOKE, YADKINVILLE, FLAT TOP, HOT
SPRINGS, ROCKY MOUNT, BLUEFIELD, QUINWOOD, HINTON, LEXINGTON,
WHITETOP, SALEM, TAZEWELL, ALDERSON, FINCASTLE, LYNCHBURG, HIX,
WEST JEFFERSON, UNION, MARTINSVILLE, RAINELLE, FLOYD, WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS, PULASKI, EDEN, LEWISBURG, WYTHEVILLE, CLIFTON
FORGE, DOBSON, BUENA VISTA, DANBURY, STUART, AMHERST, BOONE,
BLAND, INDEPENDENCE, AND BLACKSBURG
247 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
ALLEGHANY NC, ASHE, ROCKINGHAM, STOKES, SURRY, WATAUGA, WILKES AND
YADKIN, VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALLEGHANY VA,
AMHERST, BATH, BEDFORD, BLAND, BOTETOURT, CAMPBELL, CARROLL,
CRAIG, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, GILES, GRAYSON, HENRY, MONTGOMERY,
PATRICK, PITTSYLVANIA, PULASKI, ROANOKE, ROCKBRIDGE, SMYTH,
TAZEWELL AND WYTHE, AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN GREENBRIER, MERCER, MONROE, SUMMERS AND
WESTERN GREENBRIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE
FLOODED. EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
RIVERS ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. A NEARBY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE
FOCUS FOR REPEATED STORMS TO DEVELOP. RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE
HELPED GENERATE SATURATED SOILS IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE
FACTORS WILL ALLOW FOR FLASH FLOODING TO MORE EASILY OCCUR.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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