Last Updated on June 26, 2022 6:45 pm
Special Weather StatementNational Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA639 PM EDT Sun Jun 26 2022
NCZ001-018-262315-Ashe NC-Watauga NC-639 PM EDT Sun Jun 26 2022
…A cluster of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will impactportions of Watauga and western Ashe Counties through 715 PM EDT…
At 637 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strongthunderstorms across western Ashe county from just south of WhitetopVA to Shatley Springs, Clifton, and Trout moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…Boone…West Jefferson…Blowing Rock…Lansing…Foscoe…Deep Gap…and Ashland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result inponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, andminor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoidhydroplaning.