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WGUS81 KRNK 272029
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
429 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
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WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
429 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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 600 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 427 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH
PROMPTED THE ADVISORY HAS EXITED THE REGION, WITH ONLY LIGHT
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING
OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
STONY FORK, ELK CREEK, DUGGER CREEK, FLAT BRANCH, YADKIN
RIVER, BEAVER CREEK AND LITTLE DUGGER CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
DARBY... ELKVILLE...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 8164 3615 8158 3615 8149 3608 8136
3606 8140 3607 8141 3608 8143 3607 8144
3609 8146 3609 8147 3610 8148 3610 8150
3610 8152 3612 8155
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