Weather Alert
Rockbridge County, VA
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/31/25 4:30 PM
End: 1/31/25 8:00 PM
Dur: 03:30
Canceled 1/31/25 8:00 PM

Flood Warning issued January 31 at 4:30PM EST until January 31 at 8:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...
Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
Portions of southwest and west central Virginia, including the following counties and independent cities, in southwest Virginia, Bland, City of Radford, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and Wythe. In west central Virginia, Alleghany VA, Bath, Botetourt, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington, City of Roanoke, City of Salem, Roanoke and Rockbridge.

* WHEN...
Until 800 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 430 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated an area of very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Roanoke, Blacksburg, Salem, Christiansburg, Radford, Alleghany and Bluefield.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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