Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 24 at 6:04PM EDT until September 25 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 24, 2024 - 3:04pm
Expires:
September 24, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWRNK
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Henry County in south central Virginia...
The City of Martinsville in south central Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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...
Martinsville... Spencer...
Axton... Villa Heights...
Horse Pasture... Fieldale...
Collinsville...
This includes the following locations...
The Martinsville Speedway and Martinsville Airport.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Beaver Creek, Home Creek, Cascade Creek, Hairston Branch,
Leatherwood Creek, Bull Run, Jackson Branch, Jordan Creek, Horse
Pasture Creek, Bassett Branch and Koger Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.
Area Description:
Henry, VA; City of Martinsville, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA