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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA227 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…Central Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…
* Until 830 PM EDT Friday.
* At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producingheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches ofrain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible inthe warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly.
HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstormsproducing flash flooding.
SOURCE…Radar.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…Boone… Sugar Grove…Foscoe… Todd…Lovill… Silverstone…Meat Camp…
This includes the following locations…Appalachian State University.
This includes the following streams and drainages…Dutch Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Cove Creek, Brushy Fork, CraborchardCreek, Elk Creek, Kirby Branch, George Gap Branch, Beech Creek,Laurel Creek, Hoskin Fork, Laurel Branch and Grassy Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National WeatherService by calling toll free at 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4. Reportsand pictures can also be shared on the National Weather ServiceBlacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.
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