Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Roanoke, VA ∙ Lynchburg, VA ∙ Roaring Gap, NC ∙ Pine Hall, NC ∙ Vesta, VA ∙ Danville Regional Airport, VA ∙ Goode, VA ∙ Boone Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC ∙ Bassett, VA ∙ Salem, VA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 249 AM EDT Sun May 11 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following areas, Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke. * WHEN...From late tonight through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving upper level low will move north out of the Gulf Coast through Tuesday afternoon. This will lead to periods of moderate to heavy rainfall across portions of NW North Carolina and South Central Virginia, and especially across the Blue Ridge where upslope flow may enhance rainfall totals. Up to 2 to 4 inches of storm total rainfall is expected, with locally higher totals in the 5 to 6 inch range possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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