THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... EASTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... CITY OF GALAX IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... EASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 845 AM EDT FRIDAY * AT 232 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT EXCESSIVE RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL IN THIS AREA DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS EXCEEDED 2 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 4 INCHES INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING. FLOODING REPORTED ALONG CHESTNUT CREEK NEAR GALAX. THIS REPLACES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 015 FOR PORTIONS OF CARROLL AND SURRY COUNTIES. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MOUNT AIRY... GALAX CITY... HILLSVILLE... ENNICE... AND DOBSON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING... INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...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 TWITTER. && LAT...LON 3639 8095 3640 8097 3639 8098 3639 8104 3672 8120 3689 8061 3665 8054 3666 8059 3660 8063 3656 8061 3655 8052 3638 8047 Click the link to view all of our weather maps. wbtv/category/202015/radar-center
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 06:49:09 +0000
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