The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flood Warning for urban areas and small streams in...
Rockingham County in north central North Carolina
Stokes County in north central North Carolina
Caswell County in north central North Carolina
city of Danville in south central Virginia
City of Martinsville in south central Virginia
Patrick County in southwest Virginia
Halifax County in south central Virginia
Franklin County in west central Virginia
Charlotte County in south central Virginia
City of Bedford in south central Virginia
Campbell County in central Virginia
City of Lynchburg in central Virginia
Appomattox County in central Virginia
City of Buena Vista in west central Virginia
Buckingham County in central Virginia
Amherst County in central Virginia
Henry County in south central Virginia
Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia
Bedford County in south central Virginia
* until 1045 am EST Thursday.
* At 1051 am EST... rainfall averaging one to two inches has already
fallen across the warned area since yesterday. There have been some
reports of creeks rising to near bankful. Through the remainder of
today... tonight and into tomorrow morning... an additional two to
three inches of rain is expected. This amount of rain will likely
cause small creeks and streams to leave their banks... and also
promote flooding in urban areas.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.
Relay your reports of flooding to the National Weather Service in
Blacksburg by calling toll free... 1... 8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.
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1052 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg VA has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Roanoke River at Randolph.
* From Thursday evening until Saturday afternoon.
* At 9am Wednesday the stage was... 6.9 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by tomorrow late evening and
continue to rise to near 23.2 feet by Friday early afternoon. The
river will fall below flood stage by Saturday morning.
* This crest compares to a previous crest of 22.5 feet on Feb 8 2004.