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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
834 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
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PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STUART
834 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF DAM #2, #28, #63,
EPPERSON DAM ON THE ARARAT RIVER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY A POTENTIAL DAM OR LEVEE FAILURE
IS POSSIBLE AT DAMS #2, #28, #63, AND EPPERSON DAM ON THE ARARAT
RIVER. THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO HIGH RAINFALL, THERE
ARE CURRENTLY NO IDENTIFIED INTEGRITY THREATS TO THE DAMS.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, PATRICK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAM FAILURE MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING
AREAS BELOW THE DAM. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ARARAT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY A POTENTIAL DAM OR LEVEE FAILURE IS
POSSIBLE AT DAMS #2, #28, #63, AND EPPERSON DAM ON THE ARARAT
RIVER. THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO HIGH RAINFALL,
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO IDENTIFIED INTEGRITY THREATS TO THE
DAMS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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