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WGUS81 KRNK 262013
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
413 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
VAC019-161-770-262230-
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BEDFORD VA-ROANOKE VA-CITY OF ROANOKE VA-
413 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EARLIER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* 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, THE CITY OF
ROANOKE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING, URBAN, AND OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 410 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR
FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND
2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BORE AUGER CREEK, BACK CREEK, ROANOKE RIVER, GUM SPRING
BRANCH, KATES CREEK AND MURRAY RUN.
- 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 3730 7976 3727 7972 3722 7981 3723 7982
3722 7983 3722 7985 3722 7987 3720 7989
3718 7992 3717 7998 3721 8001 3722 7997
3732 7979
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