Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Booker T Washington National Monument, VA ∙ Boones Mill, VA ∙ North Shore, VA ∙ Union Hall, VA ∙ Westlake Corner, VA ∙ Rocky Mount, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 245 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025 The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Franklin County in west central Virginia... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 245 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 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... Rocky Mount... Boones Mill... Penhook... Burnt Chimney... Wirtz... Western Smith Mountain Lake... Northwest Smith Mountain Lake... This includes the following streams and drainages... Gills Creek, Coles Creek, Hatchet Creek, Furnace Creek, Little Creek, Blackwater River and Dillons Mill Branch. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. 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 3719 7986 3717 7972 3711 7964 3705 7960 3699 7961 3697 7979 3700 8011 3709 8011 3714 7995 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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