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WGUS71 KRNK 161006
FFSRNK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
506 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

VAC185-161300-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250216T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tazewell VA-
506 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR ENTIRE AREA...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING
FOR TAZEWELL COUNTY...

At 506 AM EST, emergency management and local law enforcement
reported numerous road closures from flash flooding.  Between 1.5
and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
to 1 inch are possible between now and 8:00 AM. This rainfall may
result additional flooding.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Entire area. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management and local law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN ON
         HIGHER GROUND! Life threatening flash flooding of low
         water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Richlands...                       Bluefield...
Tazewell...                        Cedar Bluff...
Burkes Garden...                   Pocahontas...
Cliffield...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Clinch River, Big Creek, Blue Spring Creek, Burkes Garden Creek,
  Beech Fork and Bluestone River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive around road closure
barriers.

Rainfall of more than five inches in similar storms has been
associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides. If
you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a mountain,
especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance of the storm
or as quickly as possible should rising water, moving earth, or
rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel along mountain roads
during periods of heavy rainfall.

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LAT...LON 3722 8128 3717 8126 3715 8133 3713 8127
      3709 8127 3704 8146 3701 8144 3699 8148
      3701 8147 3693 8168 3698 8171 3696 8178
      3714 8190 3724 8173 3720 8168 3721 8155
      3727 8142 3734 8136 3723 8123

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

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