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Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Wednesday July 27th, 2022 :: 10:51 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Watch until 08:00AM Thursday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Virginia and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, in Virginia, Alleghany VA, Bath, Bland, Giles, Smyth and Tazewell. In southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeated rounds of showers and storms over the past 24 hours have resulted in an additional one to three inches of rainfall falling on already saturated soil in the Flood Watch area. Periods of heavy rainfall are expected through Thursday morning, and could result in landslides and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: TAZEWELL ... SMYTH ... BLAND ... GILES ... ALLEGHANY ... BATH ... MERCER ... SUMMERS ... MONROE ... EASTERN GREENBRIER ... WESTERN GREENBRIER

Address/Location
Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
171 Arbuckle Ln
Maxwelton, WV 24957

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-645-5444

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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