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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFlash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA701 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
Flash Flood Warning for…Alleghany NC County in northwestern North Carolina…Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina…Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina…Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina…
Until 300 PM EDT Friday.
At 701 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicatedthunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between5 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amountsof 3 to 5 inches are possible in the warned area. Additionalamounts as high as 6 to 9 inches could be possible across Wataugaand Ashe Counties. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly.
HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstormsproducing flash flooding.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…Boone… North Wilkesboro…Wilkesboro… Sparta…Jefferson… West Jefferson…Blowing Rock…
This includes the following locations…Appalachian State University.
This includes the following streams and drainages…Big Horse Creek, Bee Tree Branch, Beaver Creek, Beaverdam Creek,Beech Creek, Big Bugaboo Creek and Basin 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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