Last Updated on November 11, 2022 6:04 pm
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…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY…
WHAT…Extensive flooding caused by prolonged moderate to heavyrainfall is occurring.
WHERE…A portion of northwest North Carolina, including thefollowing counties, Ashe and Watauga.
WHEN…Until 400 AM EST Saturday.
IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lyingand flood-prone locations continues, and numerous roads and lowwater crossings remain closed. Streams continue to rise, and itwill take at least into early Saturday for all the water to workthrough local drainage systems.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
At 345 PM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gaugesindicated heavy rain. Flooding has been ongoing in the warnedarea through the day. Between 3 and locally 8 inches of rainhave fallen since early morning.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible.
Locations experiencing flooding include…Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, Todd, Deep Gap, Sugar Grove andFoscoe. Significant flooding is occurring along the WataugaRiver in the communities of Valle Crucis and Sugar Grove,with water covering roads and surrounding nearby homes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
Please send your reports of flooding to the National Weather Serviceby calling toll free at 1…8 6 6…2 1 5…4 3 2 4. Reports andpictures can also be shared on the National Weather ServiceBlacksburg Facebook page and on Twitter.
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