THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA… INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN VIRGINIA: ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, ALLEGHANY, AMHERST, BATH, BEDFORD, BOTETOURT, AND CAMPBELL UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
DUE TO THE LACK OF RAINFALL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS… THE GROUND IS VERY HARD. AS A RESULT… SUDDEN DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WILL RUNOFF THE HARD GROUND… SIMILAR TO WATER RUNNING OFF AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT. THIS SUDDEN INFLUX OF WATER INTO STREAMS MAY RESULT IN RAPID SMALL STREAM RISES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.