Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Sweet Briar Station, VA ∙ Monroe, VA ∙ Clifford, VA ∙ Piney River, VA ∙ Amherst, VA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 355 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Amherst County in central Virginia... * Until 1000 PM EDT Wednesday. * At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since 2 pm. Rainfall rates with these storms are observed to be 2 inches per hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Amherst... Clifford... Falconerville... New Glasgow... Lowesville... Madison Heights... This includes the following streams and drainages... Graham Creek, Buffalo River, Cox Branch, Harris Creek and Falling Rock Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 X. && LAT...LON 3757 7925 3777 7907 3776 7907 3775 7907 3773 7907 3772 7906 3771 7906 3771 7904 3770 7903 3771 7902 3770 7901 3770 7900 3770 7899 3768 7898 3768 7897 3767 7897 3767 7896 3760 7893 3744 7908 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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