Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 1:02PM EDT until September 29 at 12:46PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 10:02am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 10:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues 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 the City of
Radford.
New River Near Galax affecting City of Galax, along with Grayson
and Carroll Counties.
New River AT Allisonia affecting Pulaski and Wythe Counties.
.Major Flooding is occurring at Radford and Glen Lyn on the New
River.
Moderate flooding is occurring at Galax and Allisonia on the New
River.
For the New River...including Radford and Glen Lyn...Major flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...New River at Allisonia.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Parts of Julia Simpkins Road, Route 693 on
the right bank are cut off.
At 10.0 feet, Water is several feet deep along portions of Clarks
Ferry Road, Route 653.
At 13.0 feet, Several summer homes along the river are flooded
with possibly significant damage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 16.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM EDT Saturday was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.0 feet
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...The crest of 21.9 feet around 1 AM Saturday
compares to a previous crest of 16.6 feet on 11/07/1977.
- 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 X.
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 late tonight at 115 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA