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WGUS61 KRNK 130351  
FFARNK  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
1151 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
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WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILKESBORO, YADKINVILLE, AND BOONE  
1151 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, WATAUGA, WILKES AND YADKIN.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR  
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SLOW MOVING SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE INTO MONDAY. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE  
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF RAIN  
COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
NCZ001>006-VAZ007-009>017-022-032>034-043>046-058-059-WVZ042-131200-  
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-  
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-  
ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-  
APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEDFORD, BLUEFIELD, WYTHEVILLE,  
KEYSVILLE, LYNCHBURG, APPOMATTOX, WHITETOP, YANCEYVILLE, DANBURY,  
DOBSON, ROANOKE, ROCKY MOUNT, MARTINSVILLE, DANVILLE, SOUTH  
BOSTON, FLOYD, VOLNEY, BLACKSBURG, PULASKI, EDEN, FLAT TOP,  
RADFORD, WEST JEFFERSON, GALAX, PEARISBURG, STUART, SPARTA,  
BLAND, TAZEWELL, INDEPENDENCE, TROUTDALE, MARION, AND SALEM  
1151 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
ALLEGHANY NC, ASHE, CASWELL, ROCKINGHAM, STOKES AND SURRY,  
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, APPOMATTOX, BEDFORD,  
BLAND, CAMPBELL, CARROLL, CHARLOTTE, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, GILES,  
GRAYSON, HALIFAX, HENRY, MONTGOMERY, PATRICK, PITTSYLVANIA,  
PULASKI, ROANOKE, SMYTH, TAZEWELL AND WYTHE, AND SOUTHEAST WEST  
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA, MERCER.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR  
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SLOW MOVING SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE  
POSSIBLE INTO MONDAY. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE  
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. REPEATED ROUNDS OF RAIN  
COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
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