# Flash Flood Warning: Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Patrick, VA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-02 03:15 ingested 2026-08-02 08:28

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flash Flood Warning — Stokes, NC; Surry, NC; Patrick, VA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 315 AM EDT, Thunderstorms earlier this evening produced between 4
and locally 7.5 inches of rain in eastern Surry County, western
Stokes County, and southwest Patrick County. Several rivers and
creeks continue to rise due to heavy runoff from this rainfall. This
is a dangerous situation as numerous roads are 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...Law enforcement reported.

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...                      Fairview...
Dobson...                          Pilot Mountain...
Danbury...                         Francisco...
Sandy Ridge...

This includes the following streams and drainages...
Beaver Creek, Big Creek, Big Beaver Island Creek, Baker Branch,
Archies Creek and Ararat River.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.