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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1248 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ042>044-507-
508-030100-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-260803T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-
Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-
Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-
Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern
Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Wytheville, Volney, Buena Vista, New
Castle, Lexington, White Sulphur Springs, Duo, Sparta, Amherst,
Whitetop, Stuart, Yadkinville, Radford, West Jefferson, Marion,
Bland, Floyd, Covington, Quinwood, Fincastle, Bluefield, Boone,
Wilkesboro, Hix, Rocky Mount, Pearisburg, Independence,
Blacksburg, Bedford, Union, Alderson, Salem, Martinsville,
Dobson, Galax, Danbury, Troutdale, Lewisburg, Flat Top, Roanoke,
Hot Springs, Tazewell, Clifton Forge, Hinton, Rainelle, and
Pulaski
1248 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,
  Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin,
  Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst,
  Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin,
  Giles, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke,
  Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West
  Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier,
  Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are
  possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood
  with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Slow moving storm system is resulting in potential for
    persistent showers and thunderstorms...the storms containing
    high rainfall rates. This storm system has had a past history
    of producing localized rainfall amounts in excess of 5 inches
    in a span of less than 3 hours.  If this were to occur, flash
    flooding would become likely.
  - 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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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
251 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

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Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-
Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-
Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
Western Greenbrier-
251 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Thunderstorms this evening may also contain localized damaging wind
gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms developing each afternoon and evening through
Wednesday will be capable of producing frequent lightning, localized
damaging wind gusts, and pockets of heavy rain that may result in
flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are requested to report hail of any size, as well
as any damage caused by thunderstorm winds in their area.

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