Last Updated on July 9, 2022 1:29 pm
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1264002FD7C8.SpecialWeatherStatement.1264002FFCE4NC.RNKSPSRNK.58f4ce296d5e86823d4ce23c0c948268[email protected]2022-07-09T12:50:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Ashe (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service
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2022-07-09T12:50:00-04:002022-07-09T13:45:00-04:00NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)Special Weather Statement issued July 09 at 12:50PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg…Showers with heavy rainfall and possibly an embedded thunderstormwill impact much of Ashe County through 145 PM EDT…At 1246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showerswith heavy rainfall and embedded isolated thunderstorms moving fromJohnson County TN into Ashe County NC. The activity is moving eastat 20 mph.HAZARD…Very heavy rainfallSOURCE…Radar indicated.IMPACT…Flooding of low-lying and normally flood prone areas suchas low water crossings and poor drainage areas.Locations impacted include…Jefferson…West Jefferson…Lansing…Laurel Springs…Glendale Springs…Ashland…and Trout.MAX HAIL SIZE…0.00 INMAX WIND GUST…<30 MPHIf 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.
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