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WGUS81 KRNK 270029
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
829 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
NCC189-193-270230-
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WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
829 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, WATAUGA AND WILKES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 829 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
CHURCH BRANCH, FLAT BRANCH, CLEAR BRANCH, DUGGER CREEK, LEFT
PRONG STONY FORK, LITTLE DUGGER CREEK, FALL CREEK, ELK CREEK,
LITTLE FORK, DARNELL CREEK, BEAVER CREEK AND FISH DAM CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WILBAR... MC GRADY...
MAPLE SPRINGS... SUMMIT...
MILLERS CREEK... ELKVILLE...
DARBY...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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.
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 3612 8157 3629 8140 3628 8137 3631 8136
3633 8123 3624 8117 3604 8138 3604 8140
3605 8139 3607 8141 3608 8143 3607 8144
3609 8146 3609 8147 3610 8148 3610 8152
3612 8155
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