Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe and southeast West Virginia, including the following counties, Mercer and Summers.

* WHEN...Until 700 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 133 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with localized higher amounts are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bluefield, Wytheville, Bland, Princeton, Marion and Richlands. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLAND, VA ... CARROLL, VA ... GILES, VA ... GRAYSON, VA ... PULASKI, VA ... SMYTH, VA ... TAZEWELL, VA ... WYTHE, VA ... MERCER, WV ... SUMMERS, WV

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.