Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued April 30 at 3:08PM EDT expiring April 30 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Blacksburg VA
Issued: 2014-04-30T15:09:00-04:00
Expires: 2014-04-30T18:00:00-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 6:00 PM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 306 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY…INCLUDING
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE. NEARLY 1 INCH OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS DURING THE PAST HOUR…ON TOP OF 2
TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 TO 36 HOURS. THE GROUND IS
COMPLETELY SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN
NEAR COMPLETE RUNOFF. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
DANVILLE…
KEELING…
RINGGOLD…
AND DANVILLE AIRPORT.
Instruction: WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO…PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING…
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES…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.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Pittsylvania; City of Danville

Message Identifier: NWS-130404-884421-620345
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings