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WGUS81 KRNK 121739
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
139 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
VAC019-067-143-122045-
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BEDFORD VA-FRANKLIN VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
139 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA,
BEDFORD AND PITTSYLVANIA. IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA, FRANKLIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 139 PM 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...
BLACKWATER RIVER, BEARSKIN CREEK, BIG CHESTNUT CREEK, BACK
CREEK, CEDAR CREEK AND BANISTER RIVER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT... GRETNA...
BOONES MILL... PENHOOK...
CALLANDS... FERRUM...
UNION HALL...
- 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 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 3726 7981 3693 7933 3677 7958 3680 7965
3686 7964 3683 7967 3683 7970 3703 8011
3716 7992
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