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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Blacksburg VA

338 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024



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Ashe NC-Grayson VA-

338 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING 

FOR NORTHWESTERN ASHE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES...



At 338 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 

rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have 

fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...

  Lansing...                         Whitetop...

Nella...                           Shatley Springs...

Flatwood...                        Clifton...

Grayson Highlands State Park...



This includes the following streams and drainages...

  Little Helton Creek, Little Phoenix Creek, Jerd Branch, Dog Creek, 

  Little Horse Creek, Big Horse Creek, Grassy Creek, Cut Laurel 

  Creek, Helton Creek and Big Laurel Creek.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



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 3661 8165 3662 8161 3664 8160 3664 8142

      3644 8142 3645 8168 3646 8170 3647 8170

      3649 8170 3650 8170 3651 8170 3652 8170

      3652 8171 3654 8171 3654 8170 3655 8169

      3657 8169 3657 8168 3659 8168



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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