River flooding a concern into middle part of this week

This, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg

ROANOKE, Va.River flooding has been a concern across parts of the NRV and Roanoke Valley Monday. That concern is lessening, as river levels recede. Moderate flooding is anticipated for parts of the Dan River through Tuesday and Wednesday.

We have links below to each river gauge, so that you can monitor the latest levels and forecasts from National Weather Service hydrologists. Seek higher ground, if river levels begin to rise. There are also impacts as to what floods when the rivers reach certain levels. All data from the National Weather Service.

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CURRENT RIVER LEVELS FOR ALL

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NEW RIVER

New River at Galax

New River at Radford

14'Riverside parking lots are affected
12.5'Water begins to affect parts of Parrott River Road several miles downstream from Radford on left bank of the river.

 

ROANOKE RIVER

Roanoke River at Roanoke

Roanoke River at BrooknealRoanoke River at Altavista

Roanoke/Staunton River at Randolph

DAN RIVER

Dan River at Danville

Dan River at Paces

24'Low spots along routes 658 and 671 begin to flood.
20'Low-lying pasture/agricultural lands are flooded.

Dan River at South Boston

27'Water approaches route 501.
19'Flooding begins in low-lying agricultural land and woods.

JAMES RIVER

James River at Holcomb Rock

James River at Buchanan

James River at Lick Run

MAURY RIVER

Maury River near Buena Vista

JACKSON RIVER

Jackson River at Covington


About the Author:

Meteorologist Chris Michaels is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Broadcaster, forecasting weather conditions in southwest Virginia on WSLS 10 News from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays on Virginia Today.