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WGUS81 KRNK 270056
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
856 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
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FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-
856 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, FLOYD, MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 856 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
LAUREL BRANCH, GREASY CREEK, BIG INDIAN CREEK, LITTLE RIVER,
BIG MACKS CREEK, WHITE OAK CAMP BRANCH, DEEPWATER CREEK,
MAPLE BRANCH, LITTLE INDIAN CREEK AND BEAVER CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
INDIAN VALLEY... COPPER VALLEY...
ALUM RIDGE...
- 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 ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3697 8069 3704 8051 3695 8040 3689 8060
3692 8063 3693 8063 3696 8064
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