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Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Flood Advisory
Area(s): Lee, VA; Russell, VA; Scott, VA; Wise, VA; City of Norton, VA
Effective: 2026-06-19 @ 4:52 am -> 2026-06-19 @ 8:00 am
Onset: 2026-06-19 @ 4:52 am -> 2026-06-19 @ 8:00 am
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Morristown TN on 2026-06-19 @ 4:52 am
Headline: Flood Advisory issued June 19 at 5:52AM EDT until June 19 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest Virginia, including the following
counties and independent city, City of Norton, Lee, Russell, Scott
and Wise.

* WHEN...Until 900 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...River or stream flows are elevated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 548 AM EDT, Gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms is resulting in minor flooding. Between 3 and 5
inches of rain have fallen over the last 12 hours.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap,
Coeburn, Appalachia, St. Paul, Dungannon, St. Charles,
Duffield, Jasper, Dryden, Pattonsville, Fort Blackmore and
Castlewood.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood