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Town of Tazewell
Monday March 1st, 2021 :: 01:34 p.m. EST

Alert

Flood Warning until 04:00PM

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the

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

* Until 400 PM EST.

* At 134 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate that rainfall has ended. However, runoff from between 1 and locally 1.5 inches of rain that fell early today will continue to collect in area creeks and rivers through mid-afternoon. Some locations that will experience minor flooding include... Bluefield, Princeton, Richlands, Tazewell, Hinton and Cedar Bluff. This includes the following streams and drainages... Beaver Branch, Beech Fork, Big Spring Branch, and Blacklick Creek. The Bluestone River in particular, continues to rise near the community of Spanishburg, which will affect portions of Route 19 in the nearby area.

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

Instructions:

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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