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WGUS81 KRNK 192133
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
533 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
VAC173-185-200030-
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SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
533 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHWESTERN SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 830 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 533 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
INDIAN CREEK, CREWEY BRANCH, BEAVER CREEK, CLINCH RIVER, LAUREL
SPRINGS CREEK, MIDDLE FORK HOLSTON RIVER, LITTLE TUMBLING CREEK,
LITTLE RIVER AND LAUREL CREEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5
TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SALTVILLE, CHILHOWIE, BROADFORD, QUARRY, ALLISON GAP AND ADWOLF.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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 3703 8181 3705 8174 3679 8152 3675 8168
3679 8170 3693 8184 3693 8183 3694 8182
3695 8182 3695 8181 3696 8178
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