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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
252 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
VAC067-089-020702-
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FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-
252 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN HENRY AND
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3693 8064 3697 8055 3701 8052 3698 8049
3702 8045 3700 8042 3702 8041 3702 8011
3695 8015 3695 8018 3687 8024 3684 8008
3679 8004 3678 8009 3672 8009 3661 8005
3661 8041 3635 8078 3675 8078
NCC171-VAC035-063-141-020830-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SURRY NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-PATRICK VA-
252 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SURRY, EASTERN CARROLL, FLOYD AND PATRICK
COUNTIES...
AT 252 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE
WARNED AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS
EVENING PRODUCED BETWEEN 3.5 AND LOCALLY 6.5 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CARROLL, PATRICK AND FLOYD COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM THIS
RAIN CONTINUES TO COLLECT IN AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS, CAUSING THEM TO
RISE RAPIDLY. MANY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE DUE TO
FLOODING, OR FLOODING RELATED DEBRIS COVERING THE ROADS. THIS IS A
DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SOME ROADS REMAIN FLOODED THIS MORNING, WITH
THE POTENTIAL THAT MOTORISTS MAY UNKNOWINGLY DRIVE INTO DEEP FLOOD
WATERS, NOT REALIZING THE FLOODING IS THERE DUE TO THE DARKNESS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY... FLAT ROCK...
HILLSVILLE... DOBSON...
STUART... FLOYD...
WILLIS...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BIG INDIAN CREEK, BEAVER CREEK, BEAVERDAM CREEK, ANGLIN BRANCH,
ARCHIES CREEK AND ARARAT RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODED ROADS, PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO
AVOID ALL TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
MAKE SURE SOMEBODY KNOWS WERE YOU ARE GOING, AND THE ROUTE YOU PLAN
TO TAKE TO YOUR DESTINATION. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROAD, TURN
AROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS
AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 3693 8064 3697 8055 3701 8052 3698 8049
3702 8045 3700 8042 3702 8041 3702 8011
3695 8015 3695 8018 3687 8024 3684 8008
3679 8004 3678 8009 3672 8009 3661 8005
3661 8041 3635 8078 3675 8078
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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