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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2026, 9:56 PM EDT for Carroll County, Floyd County, Virginia. It was in force for 115 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2026, 9:56 PM EDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 11:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, VA, Floyd County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
186
WGUS51 KRNK 080156
FFWRNK
VAC035-063-080400-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0005.260708T0156Z-260708T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
956 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until midnight EDT tonight.
* At 956 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
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...
Dugspur... Gladesboro...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Mira Fork, Brannon Branch, Deepwater Creek, Burks Fork, Laurel
Fork, Island Creek, Greasy Creek and Big Reed Island Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service
Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
&&
LAT...LON 3691 8061 3685 8053 3675 8051 3676 8060
3669 8065 3687 8070 3694 8062
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
WP2 follow-up statements
196
WGUS71 KRNK 080325
FFSRNK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1125 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
VAC035-063-080400-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260708T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll VA-Floyd VA-
1125 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTIES...
At 1125 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that heavy rain has exited
the area, leaving only light rainfall. However, localized flooding
may be occurring as runoff from heavy rain falling since 9 PM
collects in local creeks and rivers, potentially pushing them out of
their banks and onto nearby roadways.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dugspur... Gladesboro...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Island Creek, Deepwater Creek, Brannon Branch, Laurel Fork, Big
Reed Island Creek, Mira Fork, Burks Fork and Greasy Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Be
especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather
Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports
and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service
Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
&&
LAT...LON 3691 8061 3685 8053 3675 8051 3676 8060
3669 8065 3687 8070 3694 8062
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
16046
WGUS71 KRNK 080351
FFSRNK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1151 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
VAC035-063-080401-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260708T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carroll VA-Floyd VA-
1151 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN
FLOYD COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...
&&
LAT...LON 3691 8061 3685 8053 3675 8051 3676 8060
3669 8065 3687 8070 3694 8062
$$
16What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Key Message 1: Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will bring the potential for damaging wind gusts and flash flooding across the Piedmont. Key Message 2: Daily showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the beginning of next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
733 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No changes to the flood watch. Aviation updated. Grids updated
to account for radar/high-res guidance trends which showing a
more downward trend this evening compared to last night.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
Key Message 1: Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening
will bring the potential for damaging wind gusts and flash
flooding across the Piedmont.
Key Message 2: Daily showers and thunderstorms will remain in the
forecast through the beginning of next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Key Message 1: A few heavier storms could bring gusty winds and
localized flooding east of the mountains this evening before
dissipating.
Higher CAPES (3000 J/kg) earlier in the Piedmont leading to
strong/severe storms, with plenty of CGs. Airmass is highly
moist with PWATS over 2 inches in the Piedmont hence the flood
watch through midnight, but radar trends looking less likely for
anything more than isolated flooding issues for now.
Key Message 2: Daily showers and thunderstorms will remain in
the forecast through the beginning of next week.
A quasi-stationary front extending from the Mid-Atlantic to the
Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and roughly westward across the Lower
Mississippi Valley and Southern Plains. This front will be the
focus for daily threat of showers/storms with greatest coverage
from 1400 to 2200 EDT, basically aligned with the peak heating
of the day. Wind fields aloft are forecast to remain weak and
with the front essentially stalling over the area, will have to
contend with a multi-day threat for localized heavy rain and
marginally severe storms.
A more bonafide surface cold front approaching from the Great
Lakes early Friday will trigger increased coverage of showers
and storms for Friday and Saturday, with the front passing south
of the region on Saturday night into Sunday. Temperatures
through the end of the week are expected to remain near normal
for approaching the middle of July, and widespread excessive
heat is not forecast to return at least for this part of the
country. The ridge of high pressure which brought the heat prior
to the 4th of July is shifting west over the Rockies.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Look for mainly VFR through this evening, outside any
shower/storms that may bring sub-VFR cigs/vsbys. Looks like
showers fade by late evening but thinking flow turning northeast
will bring lower cigs and some fog to area, especially northwest
of a line from LWB-DAN. Am leaning toward lower cigs in the
mountains, then 1-3kft at ROA/LYH/DAN.
In general expect light winds (under 5kts).
Should see gradual improvement to VFR by 14z-15z Wednesday.
Scattered storms will again fire up in the 17-19z time frame,
but best coverage will be after 19z. Not enough to have in TAFS
except VCTS.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK
Scattered, showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for each
afternoon and evening through the weekend. Heavy downpours,
gusty winds, and sub-VFR conditions are all possible in any of
the stronger storms. Patchy fog is also likely during the
overnight periods, especially where significant rainfall
occurred during the evening before. Any fog will burn off
quickly after 13Z daily.
Potentially drier early next week.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...Flood Watch until midnight EDT tonight for VAZ024-034-035-
044>047-058-059.
NC...None.
WV...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...PM/WP
AVIATION...PM/WPHazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022-023-032-033-043-WVZ042>044-507- 508-081915- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson- Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick- Franklin-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ024-034-035-044>047-058-059-081915- Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox- Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Thunderstorms will through this evening will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and very heavy rain that may result in localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
535 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
VAZ058-059-072200-
Halifax VA-Charlotte VA-
535 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
EDT...
At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Halifax, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
South Boston...
Halifax...
Redoak...
Clover...
Ingram...
Scottsburg...
and Hitesburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3670 7865 3669 7863 3668 7864 3669 7866
3668 7870 3667 7870 3665 7871 3660 7872
3675 7916 3693 7911 3686 7852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 305DEG 21KT 3680 7898
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
WPLocal storm report, Jul 7, 6:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
635 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0607 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 E Crystal Hill 36.84N 78.83W
07/07/2026 Halifax VA Dept of Highways
Tree down along Hundley Road.
&&
WPSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
645 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
VAZ033-072330-
Franklin-
645 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 645 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rocky Mount,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount...
Boones Mill...
Ferrum...
Callaway...
Wirtz...
and Burnt Chimney.
&&
LAT...LON 3701 8012 3702 8011 3712 8000 3708 7972
3688 7989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 296DEG 7KT 3702 7991
SHLocal storm report, Jul 7, 7:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
750 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0546 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WSW Mt Laurel 36.85N 78.83W
07/07/2026 Halifax VA Dept of Highways
Large tree down on Talley Loop Trail.
&&
RCSLocal storm report, Jul 7, 8:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
803 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0746 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WNW Sago 36.90N 79.70W
07/07/2026 Franklin VA 911 Call Center
Tree down blocking half of Snow Creek Road.
&&
WPLocal storm report, Jul 7, 8:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
845 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Ferrum 36.91N 80.00W
07/07/2026 Franklin VA 911 Call Center
One tree down at 5110 Prillaman Switch Road.
&&
SHHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 4:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 36 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.