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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
701 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
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GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-WYTHE VA-
701 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, GRAYSON, SMYTH AND WYTHE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1015 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 701 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 1.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
FLAG POND BRANCH, BRUSH CREEK, BEAR BRANCH, CRIPPLE CREEK,
EAST DRY RUN FORK, DICKEY CREEK, DRY RUN, DRY CREEK, COLD
RUN, FARMERS BRANCH, ELK CREEK, COMERS ROCK BRANCH, BRIDLE
CREEK AND BLUE SPRING CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SPEEDWELL... SUGAR GROVE...
TROUTDALE... COMERS ROCK...
FLATRIDGE... ELK CREEK...
VOLNEY...
- 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.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS 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 3686 8111 3675 8106 3668 8123 3659 8135
3664 8146 3679 8142
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