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WGUS81 KRNK 182011
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
411 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
VAC035-640-182315-
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CARROLL VA-CITY OF GALAX VA-
411 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY AND INDEPENDENT CITY, CARROLL AND CITY OF GALAX.
* WHEN...UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 411 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
HANKS BRANCH, JOHNSON CREEK, EAST FORK LITTLE REED ISLAND
CREEK, LOVILLS CREEK, BIG REED ISLAND CREEK, LITTLE FISHER
RIVER, LITTLE PAULS CREEK, CROOKED CREEK, CHESTNUT CREEK,
GARNERS CREEK, GRASSY CREEK, ELK SPUR BRANCH, BRUSHY FORK AND
EAST FORK CROOKED CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GALAX... FANCY GAP...
CANA... LAMBSBURG...
PIPERS GAP... GLADESBORO...
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.
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 3668 8094 3669 8092 3673 8066 3669 8056
3666 8058 3665 8060 3664 8060 3661 8063
3656 8062 3656 8076 3660 8087 3665 8091
3663 8092 3663 8093 3664 8092 3665 8094
3666 8095 3667 8094 3667 8093
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