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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
VAC019-161-770-262230-
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BEDFORD VA-ROANOKE VA-CITY OF ROANOKE VA-
244 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITY, IN SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA, BEDFORD. IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, CITY OF
ROANOKE AND ROANOKE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 242 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO SLOW-MOVING 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...
ENOCHS CREEK, BORE AUGER CREEK, BACK CREEK, GUM SPRING BRANCH
AND KATES CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY
IN SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF BEDFORD COUNTY. THIS ADDITIONAL
RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROANOKE... VINTON...
STEWARTSVILLE... ROANOKE MOUNTAIN...
CAVE SPRING...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3732 7969 3730 7967 3722 7981 3723 7982
3722 7983 3722 7984 3722 7985 3722 7987
3720 7989 3718 7990 3718 7991 3717 7991
3715 7996 3721 8001 3722 7997 3736 7973
JRK
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