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WGUS81 KRNK 202252
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
652 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
WVC055-089-210200-
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MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-
652 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, MERCER AND SUMMERS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 652 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 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BEAVER BRANCH, BOONE CREEK, BIG CREEK, BLACKLICK CREEK,
BUFFALO CREEK, BUGGY BRANCH, CAMP CREEK, BIG BRANCH,
BLUESTONE RIVER AND BRUSH 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...
HINTON... MATOAKA...
PIPESTEM... CAMP CREEK...
SANDSTONE... ELLISON...
PIPESTEM RESORT STATE PARK...
- 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 3761 8106 3764 8107 3770 8097 3771 8098
3767 8090 3768 8088 3774 8092 3777 8089
3781 8093 3777 8080 3771 8072 3744 8101
3737 8115 3741 8132 3742 8128 3746 8131
3751 8121 3758 8120 3759 8109
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