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Town of Tazewell
Monday March 1st, 2021 :: 07:43 a.m. EST

Alert

Flood Warning until 01:45PM

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia... Mercer County in southeastern West Virginia... Summers County in southeastern West Virginia...

* Until 145 PM EST Monday.

* At 743 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen since late last evening. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bluefield, Princeton, Richlands, Tazewell, Hinton and Cedar Bluff. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to locally 1 inch are possible in the warned area through around 10 am before rainfall comes to an end.

* AFFECTED AREAS: TAZEWELL, VA ... MERCER, WV ... SUMMERS, WV

Instructions:

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately. 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 Twitter.

Address/Location
Town of Tazewell
211 N Central Ave
Tazewell, VA 24651

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-988-2501

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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