Weather Alert
Amherst County, VA
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 6/11/21 10:19 PM
End: 6/12/21 1:20 AM
Dur: 03:01
Canceled 6/12/21 1:20 AM

Flash Flood Watch issued June 11 at 10:19PM EDT until June 12 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for...
A Dam or Levee Failure on the BLACKWATER CREEK below COLLEGE LAKE DAM in a portion of central Virginia, including the following areas, Amherst and Campbell.

* Through Saturday morning * At 1019 PM EDT, dam operators reported that water is rapidly rising behind the COLLEGE LAKE DAM on the BLACKWATER CREEK.

* This impacts parts of LYNCHBURG CITY. Areas downstream from the COLLEGE LAKE DAM along the BLACKWATER CREEK should be prepared for flooding.



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