FFWRNK
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northeastern Giles County in southwestern Virginia…
Southwestern Greenbrier County in southeastern West Virginia…
Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia…
Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia…
Summers County in southeastern West Virginia…
* Until 330 AM EST Friday.
* At 919 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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…
Bluefield… Princeton…
Hinton… Alderson…
Athens… Peterstown…
This includes the following locations…
Mercer County Airport.
This includes the following streams and drainages…
Big Branch, Back Creek, Big Creek, Big Spring Branch, Bluestone
River, Blacklick Creek, Blue Lick Creek, Adair Run, Beech Run and
Beaver Branch.