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WGUS81 KRNK 142002
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
402 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
VAC009-163-142315-
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AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
402 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA, AMHERST. IN WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA, ROCKBRIDGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 402 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 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BUFFALO RIVER, HARRIS CREEK, BROWN MOUNTAIN CREEK, BROWNS
CREEK, FALLING ROCK CREEK, BUCK BRANCH, GRAHAM CREEK, COX
BRANCH AND DAVIS MILL 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...
FORKS OF BUFFALO... CLIFFORD...
PLEASANT VIEW... ORONOCO...
ALTO... LOWESVILLE...
NAOLA...
- 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 3783 7923 3787 7915 3786 7915 3784 7916
3782 7916 3780 7917 3781 7914 3779 7911
3779 7909 3777 7907 3776 7907 3775 7907
3772 7907 3770 7903 3771 7902 3770 7900
3749 7915 3752 7934 3760 7938 3775 7931
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