Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 9:25AM EDT until September 29 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 6:25am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 6:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...West Virginia...
New River At Glen Lyn affecting Giles, Summers, Monroe and Mercer
Counties.
New River At Radford affecting Pulaski, Montgomery and City of
Radford independent cities.
New River AT Allisonia affecting Pulaski and Wythe Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Virginia...
New River Near Galax affecting City of Galax, Grayson and Carroll
independent cities.
For the New River...including Galax, Allisonia, Radford, Glen Lyn,
Hinton...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...New River at Radford.
* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Water approaches the main road in Bissett
Park.
At 25.0 feet, Dedman Center at Radford University affected.
At 28.0 feet, Green Hill Apartments parking lot floods and Radford
University student apartment parking lots are affected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 28.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 AM EDT Saturday was 31.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.7
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.8 feet on 05/22/1901.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 930 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Montgomery, VA; Pulaski, VA; City of Radford, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA