Flash Flood Warning issued February 15 at 5:22PM EST until February 15 at 11:30PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
Amherst County in central Virginia...
Appomattox County in central Virginia...
Campbell County in central Virginia...
The City of Lynchburg in central Virginia...
Bedford County in south central Virginia...

* Until 1130 PM EST Saturday.

* At 522 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area, which is already experiencing saturated soils and swollen rivers. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is up to 1 inch per 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Lynchburg... Bedford...
Altavista... Amherst...
Appomattox... Brookneal...
Forest...
This includes the following locations...
Liberty University, The National D-Day Memorial and Lynchburg Airport.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Beaverpond Branch, Allens Creek, Appomattox River, Bear Branch, Back Creek, Beasley Creek, Bent Creek, Abbott Branch and Bear Creek.

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