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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1232 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR AREAS SURROUNDING THE TOWNS OF MT. AIRY
AND PILOT MOUNTAIN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 830 AM EDT SUNDAY.
* AT 1232 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS OF EASTERN SURRY COUNTY, WESTERN STOKES
COUNTY, AND SOUTHWEST PATRICK COUNTY. BETWEEN 4 AND LOCALLY 7
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING.
SEVERE FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING, WITH NUMEROUS WATER
RESCUES TAKING PLACE IN THE MT. AIRY AND PILOT MOUNTAIN AREAS.
RUTLEDGE CREEK, SEED CANE CREEK, FAULKNER CREEK, AND THE ARARAT
RIVER ALL CONTINUE TO RISE EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AND ARE REPORTED
FLOWING OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND SURROUNDING NEARBY HOMES. ROADS
THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE INCLUDE EAST PINE
STREET, RIVERSIDE DRIVE, WESTFIELD ROAD, AND WELCOME BAPTIST
CHURCH ROAD, TO NAME A FEW.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR AREAS SURROUNDING THE TOWNS OF
MT. AIRY AND PILOT MOUNTAIN. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF
LOW WATER CROSSINGS, SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK...
PILOT MOUNTAIN... CANA...
WOODVILLE... ARARAT...
WESTFIELD...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BIG CREEK, ARARAT RIVER, BULL CREEK AND ARCHIES CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
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. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND
BARRICADES.
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 3644 8062 3656 8065 3655 8044 3641 8045
3635 8054
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
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