Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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.
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 331 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated an area of very heavy rainfall across the warned
area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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