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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1200 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
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GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
1200 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, GREENBRIER AND MONROE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT NOON 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 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
MUDDY CREEK, HOWARD CREEK, LAUREL CREEK, LAUREL BRANCH, BURNS
RUN, MILL CREEK, GREENBRIER RIVER, LITTLE LAUREL CREEK AND
COVE CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
RONCEVERTE... FAIRLEA...
ORGAN CAVE... GREENBRIER RIVER TRAIL...
GREENBRIER STATE FOREST...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 3790 8046 3770 8028 3769 8029 3769 8030
3759 8043 3782 8064
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