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Flash Flood Warning — Surry, NC; Carroll, VA; Floyd, VA; Patrick, VA Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. At 252 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates heavy rain has exited the warned area this morning. However, thunderstorms earlier this evening produced between 3.5 and locally 6.5 inches of rain across portions of Carroll, Patrick and Floyd Counties. Runoff from this rain continues to collect in area creeks and rivers, causing them to rise rapidly. Many roads remain flooded and impassible due to flooding, or flooding related debris covering the roads. This is a dangerous situation as some roads remain flooded this morning, with the potential that motorists may unknowingly drive into deep flood waters, not realizing the flooding is there due to the darkness. 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... Mount Airy... Flat Rock... Hillsville... Dobson... Stuart... Floyd... Willis... This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Indian Creek, Beaver Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Anglin Branch, Archies Creek and Ararat River.
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