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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-
Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Carroll-Patrick-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Hix, Alderson, Lewisburg, Wytheville,
Yadkinville, Boone, Galax, Bluefield, West Jefferson, Dobson,
Whitetop, Independence, Wilkesboro, Flat Top, Stuart, White
Sulphur Springs, Rainelle, Quinwood, Danbury, Duo, Marion, Bland,
Sparta, Volney, Hinton, Tazewell, Troutdale, and Union
345 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,
  Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin,
  southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland, Carroll,
  Grayson, Patrick, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West
  Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier,
  Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Thunderstorms are expected to develop during the peak heating
    part of the day. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches in an hour
    are possible, and this may lead to flash flooding if a storm
    lingers over an area for even a short amount of time.
    Repetitive rounds of rain may also lead to flash flooding.
  - 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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