Full Notification

FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Grayson County in southwestern Virginia... Smyth County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 900 AM EDT Saturday.

* At 631 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that rainfall has exited the area. However, runoff from between 6 and 9 inches of rain that fell earlier today continues to collect in area rivers, and will cause rapid rises through the evening. Several roads have been damaged by intense flooding, with some areas completely flooded. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Smyth and Grayson Counties. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening rapid river rises. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN AT HIGHER GROUND! Life threatening flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Galax... Marion... Saltville... Chilhowie... Independence... Fries... Sugar Grove... This includes the following streams and drainages... Beaver Creek, Blue Spring Creek, Campbell Creek, Big Horse Creek, Bull Run, Bridle Creek, Bear Branch, Beaverdam Creek, Chestnut Creek and Brush Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRAYSON, VA ... SMYTH, VA

Instructions:

This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel tonight unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. There are numerous roads that are flooded and impassible, and will remain so at least until Saturday morning.