# Flash Flood Watch: Patrick — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-03 01:51 ingested 2026-08-03 09:22

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

## extract

Flash Flood Watch — Patrick
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash Flooding caused by a potential dam or levee failure
is possible at Dams #2, #28, #63, and Epperson Dam on the Ararat
River. This is a precautionary measure due to high rainfall, there
are currently no identified integrity threats to the dams.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest Virginia, including the following
county, Patrick.

* WHEN...Through this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Dam failure may result in flash flooding of low-lying
areas below the dam. This includes the city of Ararat.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Flash Flooding caused by a potential dam or levee failure is
possible at Dams #2, #28, #63, and Epperson Dam on the Ararat
River. This is a precautionary measure due to high rainfall,
there are currently no identified integrity threats to the
dams.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.