Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 9:03AM EDT until September 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 6:03am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 1:00pm
Description:
FFWRNK
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT Friday.
* At 903 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen across western portions of
Patrick and Surry counties, with 2 to 4 inches having fallen
across portions of Stokes, Yadkin, and eastern Surry and Patrick
counties over the last 24 hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1
to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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... Elkin...
Fairview... Flat Rock...
Yadkinville... Jonesville...
Dobson...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Anglin Branch and Ararat River.
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.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
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:
Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Yadkin, NC; Patrick, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA