5/29/2023 10:02:00 AM until 5/29/2023 3:00:00 PM

Move to higher ground above any flooding immediately. Do NOT drive across any flooded roads as your vehicle may stall in the flood waters. If in a flooded home, move to a level of the home above the flood waters and remain there until flooding has receded. 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.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES... At 1002 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported widespread flooding from thunderstorms producing heavy rain in the City of Bluefield in West Virginia. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. Numerous roads are flooded and impassible. There are also numerous reports of flood water entering homes and businesses, in some places up to several feet deep. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Bluefield... Oakvale... Ceres... This includes the following locations... Mercer County Airport. This includes the following streams and drainages... Harmon Branch, Middle Fork Brush Creek, Hales Branch, Bluestone River, Bratton Branch, Big Spring Branch, Laurel Creek, East River, Brush Creek and Fivemile Creek. FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR