Last Updated on September 5, 2022 4:34 am
NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ042>044-507-508-051615-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0009.220905T0814Z-220906T0300Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of Bluefield, Bedford, Volney, Alderson, Hix,Radford, Salem, Stuart, Flat Top, New Castle, Quinwood, Tazewell,Clifton Forge, Martinsville, Roanoke, Hot Springs, Amherst,Fincastle, Rocky Mount, Lewisburg, Wilkesboro, Pearisburg, Sparta,Dobson, Troutdale, Rainelle, Buena Vista, Pulaski, West Jefferson,Duo, Yadkinville, Covington, Galax, Whitetop, Blacksburg, Floyd,Boone, Independence, Union, White Sulphur Springs, Marion, Danbury,Bland, Wytheville, Hinton, and Lexington414 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, Virginia and southeast WestVirginia, including the following areas, in North Carolina,Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin. InVirginia, Alleghany VA, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt,Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry,Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewelland Wythe. In southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer,Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.
WHEN…Through this evening.
IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
Periods of rain can be expected throughout the day…heavy attimes. If thunderstorms develop, the rain may becomeexcessive resulting in rapid runoff and sudden stream rises.Average rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches can be expectedalong and west of the Blue Ridge. Locally higher amounts of 3to 5 inches are possible where showers and thunderstormspersist.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.
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