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WGUS81 KRNK 110510
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
110 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
NCC171-VAC035-063-141-111115-
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SURRY NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-PATRICK VA-
110 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL SURRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 715 AM EDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 109 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
ARCHIES CREEK AND ARARAT RIVER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY, FAIRVIEW, FLAT ROCK, HILLSVILLE, DOBSON AND CANA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. 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 3675 8078 3679 8036 3666 8031 3655 8047
3628 8056 3627 8059 3629 8063 3628 8063
3627 8064 3627 8073 3628 8074 3627 8075
3627 8082
JCB
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