Flood Advisory issued October 11 at 5:31AM EDT until October 11 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Central Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Carroll County in southwestern Virginia... South Central Floyd County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia... * WHEN...Until 715 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Water has been observed flowing over a few roadways throughout the night. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 527 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated light to moderate rain falling across the Advisory area, with minor flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as low water crossings continuing. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since Saturday evening. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Archies Creek and Ararat River. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mount Airy, Fairview, Flat Rock, Hillsville, Dobson and Cana. - For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- US
- Severity
- Minor
- area
- Surry, NC; Carroll, VA; Floyd, VA; Patrick, VA
- event
- Flood Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-11T05:31:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC","VA"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-11T05:31:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da814fabc123c63c9d4c34ee10030b128f54110b.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.644159fd546203cba5333e671f12c846ad5eb27a.001.1"]
- instruction
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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