8/1/2025 11:57:00 AM until 8/1/2025 6:00:00 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 X.

FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Bedford County in south central Virginia... Northern Franklin County in west central Virginia... Eastern Roanoke County in west central Virginia... The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia... * Until 600 PM EDT Friday. * At 1157 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up 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. 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... Roanoke... Salem... Vinton... Boones Mill... Stewartsville... Moneta... Northwest Smith Mountain Lake... This includes the following streams and drainages... Back Creek, Blackwater River, Carter Mill Creek, Carvin Creek and Bunker Hill Creek.