Last Updated on August 28, 2023 6:22 pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA614 PM EDT Mon Aug 28 2023
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
Flash Flood Warning for…Southeastern Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…Southwestern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina…
Until 1215 AM EDT Tuesday.
At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producingheavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rainhave fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urbanareas, highways, streets and underpasses as well asother poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…Wilkesboro… Wilbar…Boomer… Maple Springs…Wilkesboro Reservoir… Elkville…Summit…
This includes the following streams and drainages…Fall Creek, Beaver Creek, Flat Branch, Left Prong Stony Fork,Little Fork, Dugger Creek, Little Fork Creek, Fish Dam Creek,Little Dugger Creek, Clear Branch, Big Warrior Creek and Elk Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
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