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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
204 AM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia...
  Southern Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia...
  Central Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 204 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
  Christiansburg...                  Radford...
  Pulaski...                         Dublin...
  Pilot...                           Copper Hill...
  Childress...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Carper Branch, Connellys Run, Calhoun Run, Brush Creek, Big Indian 
  Creek, Boothe Creek, Crab Creek, Bentley Branch, Beaverdam Creek, 
  Altoona Branch, Back Creek and Beaver Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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 Twitter.

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LAT...LON 3710 8087 3715 8085 3719 8077 3712 8018
      3711 8017 3712 8014 3710 8011 3707 8011
      3706 8012 3703 8011 3702 8012 3701 8011
      3701 8013 3700 8013 3699 8012 3698 8014
      3697 8014 3695 8015 3695 8018 3690 8021

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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