Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 3:34PM EDT until September 29 at 5:36PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 12:34pm
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 12:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in West
Virginia...Virginia...
New River At Glen Lyn affecting Summers, Mercer, Monroe and Giles
Counties.
New River At Radford affecting Pulaski, City of Radford and
Montgomery independent cities.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...
New River Near Galax affecting Carroll, City of Galax and Grayson
independent cities.
New River AT Allisonia affecting Wythe and Pulaski Counties.
For the New River...including Galax, Allisonia, Radford, Glen Lyn,
Hinton...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...New River at Allisonia.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Several summer homes along the river are
flooded with possibly significant damage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 14.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 PM EDT Saturday was 21.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 3.0 feet early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.2 feet on 05/22/2020.
- 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 late tonight at 345 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA