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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
850 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-SURRY NC-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-
850 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...WESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...
STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
CONTINUED RISES IN SMALL STREAMS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 847 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY HAS MOVED OUT OF THE ADVISORY AREA, LEAVING LIGHT TO
OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN. HOWEVER, HEAVIER RAIN EARLIER THIS
MORNING CONTINUES TO SUPPORT RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS, WITH A
FEW OF THEM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. THIS INCLUDES
BLACKBERRY CREEK NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF BASSETT IN HENRY COUNTY.
BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BASSETT BRANCH, BELEWS CREEK, BEAVER CREEK, BIG BEAVER ISLAND
CREEK, ANGLIN BRANCH, ARARAT RIVER, ARCHIES CREEK AND BAKER
BRANCH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
EDEN, MARTINSVILLE, ROCKY MOUNT, WENTWORTH, MAYODAN, MADISON AND
PILOT MOUNTAIN.
- FOR FLOODING SAFETY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 3628 8056 3654 8047 3666 8032 3679 8037
3699 7999 3698 7961 3625 7978 3626 8042
3626 8045 3625 8045
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