Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Roanoke, VA ∙ Poor Mountain, VA ∙ Catawba Mountain, VA ∙ Starkey, VA ∙ Vinton, VA ∙ Cave Spring, VA ∙ Salem, VA ∙ Hollins, VA ∙ Glenvar, VA ∙ Roanoke Regional Airport, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 532 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Roanoke County in west central Virginia... The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia... The City of Salem in west central Virginia... * Until 130 AM EDT Friday. * At 532 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated bands of heavy rain passing across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen over the past few hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour with bands approaching the area from the east. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Roanoke... Salem... Vinton... Catawba... Bent Mountain... Cave Spring... Poages Mill... This includes the following locations... The Salem Fairgrounds and Roanoke Regional Airport. This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Bear Rock Branch, Buffalo Creek, Brake Branch, Carvin Creek and Back Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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. && LAT...LON 3717 8001 3717 8003 3716 8009 3712 8013 3711 8017 3723 8019 3731 8026 3734 8026 3738 8020 3738 8015 3742 8007 3741 8006 3733 7987 3730 7984 3727 7986 3723 7984 3721 7988 3718 7990 3716 7993 3714 7999 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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