Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 4:51PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
At 448 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of heavy showers, that may become thunderstorms along a line extending from Blacksburg to near Crockett Springs. Movement was northeast at 5 mph. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches an hour were occurring with these showers.
HAZARD...Low lying flooding, ponding of water on roads.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Rainfall this heavy will lead to poor drainage flooding and some street flooding. Slow down to avoid hydroplaning.
Locations impacted include...
Blacksburg...
Christiansburg...
Bent Mountain...
Shawsville...
Mc Donalds Mill...
Elliston-Lafayette...
and Merrimac.

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