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Flood Watch issued September 26 at 3:39AM EDT until September 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of north central North Carolina, including thefollowing area, Surry, Virginia, including the following areas,Alleghany VA, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll,Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski,Roanoke, Rockbridge and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia,including the following areas, Mercer and Monroe.* WHEN...Through Friday evening.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

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Flood Warning issued September 26 at 1:55AM EDT until September 26 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia, including the followingcounties, Bland, Tazewell and Wythe and southeast West Virginia,including the following county, Mercer.* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Thursday.* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff fromearlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standingwater.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 155 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rainhave fallen.- This includes the following streams and drainages...Bluestone River, Blacklick Creek, Blue Spring Creek, BrattonBranch, Big Branch and Big Spring Branch.Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possiblein the warned area.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Bluefield, Princeton, Matoaka, Bastian, Burkes Garden andCamp Creek.- This includes the following locations...Mercer County Airport.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National WeatherService by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reportsand pictures can also be shared on the National Weather ServiceBlacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.

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