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WGUS81 KRNK 252141
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
441 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
VAC077-173-185-260145-
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GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
441 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, GRAYSON, SMYTH AND TAZEWELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 845 PM EST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS
RAIN FALLS ACROSS FROZEN OR SNOW-COVERED GROUND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 438 PM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. MINOR
FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER
AREAS WITH FROZEN OR SNOW-COVERED GROUND.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BEECH FORK, BIG CREEK, BLUESTONE RIVER, BIG HORSE CREEK,
BEAVER CREEK, BLUE SPRING CREEK, BURKES GARDEN CREEK, CLINCH
RIVER AND CAMPBELL CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARION... RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL... SALTVILLE...
CHILHOWIE... CEDAR BLUFF...
MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...
- FOR FLOODING SAFETY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN HILLY TERRAIN, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW AREAS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
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 3711 8189 3715 8190 3720 8176 3724 8173
3720 8168 3721 8155 3726 8150 3727 8142
3732 8139 3704 8146 3674 8135 3658 8142
3659 8168 3662 8161 3664 8161 3663 8162
3679 8170 3693 8183 3696 8178
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