331  
WGUS81 KRNK 291523  
FLSRNK  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
1023 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
NCC009-291830-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.FA.Y.0128.241229T1523Z-241229T1830Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
ASHE NC-  
1023 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTY, ASHE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 130 PM EST.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1023 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. MINOR  
FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE  
ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.  
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...  
BEAVER CREEK, CUT LAUREL CREEK, GRASSY CREEK, DARNELL CREEK,  
CALL CREEK, HELTON CREEK, DOG CREEK, BIG HORSE CREEK, BIG  
LAUREL CREEK AND HOSKIN FORK.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
JEFFERSON... WEST JEFFERSON...  
LANSING... ASHLAND...  
GLENDALE SPRINGS... LAUREL SPRINGS...  
MOUNT JEFFERSON...  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE  
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED  
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3655 8135 3648 8132 3645 8127 3641 8127  
3638 8124 3636 8126 3637 8132 3637 8136  
3628 8137 3629 8141 3628 8142 3624 8148  
3627 8157 3635 8164 3640 8174 3641 8174  
3647 8170 3654 8171 3659 8168 3657 8135  
 

 
 
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