The warning emphasized caution to prevent lives being lost while attempting to drive through flooded areas, a recurrent risk in flash flood events. Residents were encouraged to report observations of flooding—including mudslides or submerged roads—via the NWS Blacksburg Facebook page, X or telephone when safe to do so.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for areas facing the threat of extreme flash floods forecast on Thursday for much of the Eastern Seaboard.

A state of emergency has been declared in New York and New Jersey as flash flooding hits both states. The National Weather Service posted flash flood warnings along parts of the Northeast urban corridor stretching from the Washington-Baltimore region north through Philadelphia,