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WGUS81 KRNK 110931
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
531 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
NCC171-VAC035-063-141-111115-
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SURRY NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-PATRICK VA-
531 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* 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.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DANGEROUS
FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. WATER HAS BEEN OBSERVED FLOWING
OVER A FEW ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 527 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA, WITH MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS, AS WELL AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS CONTINUING.
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE SATURDAY
EVENING.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
ARCHIES CREEK AND ARARAT RIVER. 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...
MOUNT AIRY, FAIRVIEW, FLAT ROCK, HILLSVILLE, DOBSON AND CANA.
- FOR FLOODING SAFETY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. 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
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