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WGUS81 KRNK 110139
FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
NCC009-189-193-110730-
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
939 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 330 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
DANGEROUS FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 936 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 4.5
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
LAUREL FORK, LEFT PRONG STONY FORK, NORRIS FORK, DUTCH CREEK,
GRASSY CREEK, FLAT BRANCH, MILL CREEK, BRUSHY FORK, DUGGER CREEK,
FALL CREEK, MEAT CAMP CREEK, ELK CREEK AND LITTLE DUGGER CREEK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNIKNG. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOONE, BLOWING ROCK, DEEP GAP, TODD, FOSCOE, SEVEN DEVILS AND
AHO.
- 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.
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 8183 3620 8178 3622 8178 3622 8177
3625 8176 3630 8169 3632 8168 3633 8161
3629 8150 3625 8146 3623 8146 3617 8140
3608 8140 3607 8141 3607 8144 3609 8146
3610 8152 3612 8155 3612 8167 3611 8181
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