Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 11:29PM EDT until September 29 at 7:38PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 8:29pm
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 8:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Virginia...West Virginia...
New River At Radford affecting City of Radford, Montgomery and
Pulaski independent cities.
New River At Glen Lyn affecting Giles, Monroe, Mercer and Summers
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Virginia...
New River AT Allisonia affecting Wythe and Pulaski Counties.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Virginia...
New River Near Galax affecting Grayson, City of Galax and Carroll
independent cities.
For the New River...including Galax, Allisonia, Radford, Glen Lyn,
Hinton...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...New River at Allisonia.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water is several feet deep along portions
of Clarks Ferry Road, Route 653.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 10.8 feet and falling.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 PM EDT Saturday was 21.9 feet which occurred
Saturday morning around 1 AM.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 3.0 feet by Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Sunday morning.late tonight at
1230 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA