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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Blacksburg VA

655 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  North Central Giles County in southwestern Virginia...

  Southwestern Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...



* Until 100 AM EDT Friday.



* At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 

  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are 

  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 

  to begin shortly.



  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



  SOURCE...Radar.



  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban

           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as

           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.



* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Narrows...                         Peterstown...

  Rich Creek...



This includes the following streams and drainages...

  Crooked Creek, Brush Creek, Trigger Run, New River and Rich Creek.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 

potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 

roads. Find an alternate route.



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.



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LAT...LON 3744 8076 3737 8071 3734 8081 3739 8085

      3744 8081



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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