Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 24 at 7:25PM EDT until September 25 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 24, 2024 - 4:25pm
Expires:
September 24, 2024 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 725 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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 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.
Area Description:
Henry, VA; City of Martinsville, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA