5/29/2023 9:33:00 AM until 5/29/2023 3:30:00 PM

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia... Western Franklin County in west central Virginia... Southeastern Roanoke County in west central Virginia... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 933 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since early this morning, with additional rainfall approaching the area. The expected rainfall rate at times will be 1 to 1.5 inches per hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Boones Mill... Copper Hill... Ferrum... Bent Mountain... Callaway... Check... Wirtz... This includes the following streams and drainages... Back Creek, Boothe Creek, Blackwater River, Beaverdam Creek and Brush Creek. FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR