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FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
617 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
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CARROLL VA-GRAYSON VA-CITY OF GALAX VA-
617 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITY, CARROLL, CITY OF GALAX AND GRAYSON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 915 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 617 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CAUSE
MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MEADOW CREEK, OGLESBY BRANCH, PINEY CREEK, GLADY FORK, HANKS
BRANCH, CHESTNUT CREEK, MILL CREEK, DIXON BRANCH, LITTLE
PAULS CREEK, NEW RIVER, EAST FORK CROOKED CREEK, BEAVER CREEK
AND CROOKED CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GALAX... PIPERS GAP...
WOODLAWN...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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 X.
LAT...LON 3670 8096 3671 8087 3670 8078 3667 8071
3662 8075 3660 8086 3660 8098
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