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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
315 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
NCC197-020725-
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YADKIN NC-
315 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR YADKIN COUNTY...
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 3661 8041 3661 8005 3654 8005 3640 8014
3626 8045 3624 8045 3626 8047 3626 8053
3629 8055 3627 8059 3629 8063 3627 8063
3625 8067 3627 8068 3627 8073 3628 8074
3626 8075 3627 8078 3635 8078
NCC169-171-VAC141-020900-
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STOKES NC-SURRY NC-PATRICK VA-
315 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR STOKES, EASTERN SURRY AND SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK
COUNTIES...
AT 315 AM EDT, THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING PRODUCED BETWEEN 4
AND LOCALLY 7.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN EASTERN SURRY COUNTY, WESTERN
STOKES COUNTY, AND SOUTHWEST PATRICK COUNTY. SEVERAL RIVERS AND
CREEKS CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO HEAVY RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NUMEROUS ROADS ARE 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...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
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... FAIRVIEW...
DOBSON... PILOT MOUNTAIN...
DANBURY... FRANCISCO...
SANDY RIDGE...
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BEAVER CREEK, BIG CREEK, BIG BEAVER ISLAND CREEK, BAKER BRANCH,
ARCHIES CREEK AND ARARAT RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BECAUSE OF THE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OCCURRING THIS MORNING, 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. E
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 3661 8041 3661 8005 3654 8005 3640 8014
3626 8045 3624 8045 3626 8047 3626 8053
3629 8055 3627 8059 3629 8063 3627 8063
3625 8067 3627 8068 3627 8073 3628 8074
3626 8075 3627 8078 3635 8078
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
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