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FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
916 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
NCC169-171-193-197-260430-
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STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
916 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA,
STOKES AND SURRY. IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, WILKES AND YADKIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1230 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
DANGEROUS FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 916 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
EAST PRONG LITTLE YADKIN RIVER, CRANBERRY CREEK, BEAVERDAM
CREEK, CHINQUAPIN CREEK, ARNOLD BRANCH, DAVENPORT CREEK,
DANBURY CREEK, DOBBINS CREEK, COBB CREEK AND ARARAT RIVER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ELKIN... JONESVILLE...
PILOT MOUNTAIN... BOONVILLE...
ROCKFORD... NEBO...
SILOAM...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING,
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR FLOODED ROADS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON X.
LAT...LON 3616 8096 3622 8093 3627 8077 3643 8033
3631 8034 3626 8049 3612 8088
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