FLOOD ADVISORY
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED SEPTEMBER 21 AT 5:07PM EDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 21 AT 8:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-09-21 17:07:00
Expires: 2026-09-21 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg VA
Alert Text
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. * WHERE...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA... SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WATER OVER ROADWAYS. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 507 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. - THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... BEAVER CREEK, LITTLE RIVER, LAUREL CREEK, BLUE SPRING CREEK, INDIAN CREEK, HUNGRY MOTHER CREEK, CAMPBELL CREEK, LICK CREEK AND CREWEY BRANCH. 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... ASBERRYS, BROADFORD, NEBO AND ALLISON GAP. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
BLAND, VA, SMYTH, VA, TAZEWELL, VA
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