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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
203 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
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ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNION, ALDERSON, COVINGTON, CLIFTON
FORGE, HIX, LEWISBURG, RAINELLE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, FLAT TOP,
DUO, HOT SPRINGS, HINTON, BLUEFIELD, AND QUINWOOD
203 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ALLEGHANY VA AND BATH AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN GREENBRIER, MERCER, MONROE,
SUMMERS AND WESTERN GREENBRIER.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER ALREADY
SATURATED SOILS INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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