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WGUS81 KRNK 142005
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
405 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
NCC193-142315-
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WILKES NC-
405 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY, WILKES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 405 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
WARRIOR CREEK, MORAVIAN CREEK, WEST PRONG MORAVIAN CREEK, BIG
WARRIOR CREEK, CUB CREEK, YADKIN RIVER AND REDDIES RIVER.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTH WILKESBORO... WILKESBORO...
BOOMER... MORAVIAN FALLS...
CRICKET...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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 8123 3616 8119 3616 8113 3610 8118
3606 8116 3604 8123 3607 8130 3611 8128
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