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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
949 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
  Southern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 400 AM EDT Sunday.

* At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Elkin...                           Fairview...
  Jonesville...                      Dobson...
  Pilot Mountain...                  Mountain Park...
  Level Cross...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Bull Creek, Beaver Creek, Camp Creek, Chinquapin Creek, Cody 
  Creek, Christian Creek, Cooks Creek, Ararat River and Caddle Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3625 8046 3626 8047 3626 8053 3628 8054
      3627 8059 3629 8063 3625 8066 3627 8068
      3627 8073 3628 8074 3626 8075 3627 8078
      3625 8079 3624 8087 3633 8087 3634 8089
      3645 8091 3643 8040 3626 8041 3626 8045

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

CDG