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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1206 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
1206 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
..REPLACES FLOOD ADVISORY
* WHAT...URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS 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 600 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. STREAMS
CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1205 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN
THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
WATAGUA RIVER, LAUREL FORK, FLAT BRANCH, NORRIS FORK, MEAT CAMP
CREEK, ELK CREEK, LEFT PRONG STONY FORK, DUGGER CREEK, GRASSY
CREEK, MILL CREEK, BRUSHY FORK, LITTLE DUGGER CREEK, FALL CREEK
AND DUTCH CREEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
- 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...
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 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 3616 8183 3620 8178
JCB
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