Flash Flood Warning for Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Patrick, VA
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FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Eastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 530 AM EDT Sunday. * At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler...
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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 X.
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FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Eastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 530 AM EDT Sunday. * At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have produced heavy rain in eastern Surry County, western Stokes County, and southwest Patrick County. Between 4 and locally 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. The heaviest rainfall has occurred in the Ararat River basin, which is now quickly rising near the town of Mt. Airy. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mount Airy... Flat Rock... Pilot Mountain... Danbury... Francisco... Ararat... Cana... This includes the following streams and drainages... Ararat River and Archies Creek.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 11:26PM EDT until August 2 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Blacksburg VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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