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WGUS81 KRNK 121639
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1239 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
VAC005-023-045-WVC063-121945-
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ALLEGHANY VA VA-BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-MONROE WV-
1239 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES,
ALLEGHANY VA, BOTETOURT AND CRAIG AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY, MONROE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1239 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BLUE SPRING RUN, CRAIG CREEK, BROAD RUN, CHRISTLEYS RUN, BENS
RUN, BARBOURS CREEK, COVE BRANCH, COVE CREEK AND CATAWBA
CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLEGHANY... NEW CASTLE...
JORDAN MINES... ORISKANY...
POTTS CREEK... SWEET SPRINGS...
EARLEHURST...
- 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 3770 8029 3772 8026 3773 8025 3774 8026
3778 8022 3784 8016 3778 8004 3750 7990
3745 8004 3765 8035 3769 8031
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