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Flood Warning issued October 11 at 9:27PM EDT until October 12 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Latest captured source record. This is an archive, not a current warning service.
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- 2026-10-12 01:28:43.045Z
- Last seen in a feed
- 2026-10-12 02:58:43.112Z
- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
- Issuer / area
- NWS Blacksburg VA · Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 2026-10-12T13:30:00.000Z
- Forecast onset / end
- 2026-10-12T03:28:00.000Z / 2026-10-12T15:00:00.000Z
Flood Warning · Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
Archived official description
...The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Virginia... New River at Allisonia affecting Pulaski and Wythe Counties. For the New River...including Galax, Allisonia, Radford, Glen Lyn, Hinton...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...New River at Allisonia. * WHEN...Until Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, River begins to overflow the left bank and affect Clarks Ferry Road, Route 653. Water may already cover part of Julia Simpkins Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 8.4 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.4 feet on 01/08/1946. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 930 AM EDT.
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newly tracked · Captured 2026-10-12 01:28:43.045Z
Flood Warning issued October 11 at 9:27PM EDT until October 12 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Flood Warning · Pulaski, VA; Wythe, VA. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.
Source issued/updated 2026-10-12T01:27:00.000Z · Source alert
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