Flood Advisory issued October 11 at 2:47PM EDT until October 11 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. River or stream flows are elevated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 247 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Fisher River, Chestnut Creek, Beaver Creek, Davenport Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Cooks Creek and Cody Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Fairview, Dobson, Bottom, Crutchfield, Low Gap and Rockford. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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
- NC, US
- Severity
- Minor
- area
- Surry, NC
- event
- Flood Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-11T14:47:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-11T14:47:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43a8c77bf9324601b000555a5a2616bdb5894b94.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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