Last Updated on August 1, 2025 12:54 pm
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032>034-043-020045-/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0022.250801T1700Z-250802T0400Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Including the cities of Boone, Bland, Roanoke, Stuart, Bedford,Wytheville, Blacksburg, Pulaski, Pearisburg, Dobson, Whitetop,Galax, Volney, Floyd, Martinsville, Independence, Rocky Mount,Troutdale, West Jefferson, Sparta, Salem, Radford, and Wilkesboro1234 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT…
WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,Alleghany NC, Ashe, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes and Virginia,including the following areas, Bedford, Bland, Carroll, Floyd,Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski,Roanoke and Wythe.
WHEN…Until midnight EDT tonight.
IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
Another round of slow moving, locally intense thunderstormscapable of localized 2 to 4 inch rainfall rates may causeflash flooding this afternoon and evening.
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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