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FLSRNK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
518 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
NCC009-189-111500-
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-
518 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DANGEROUS
FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS. WATER OVER A FEW ROADWAYS, POSSIBLY
INCLUDING TODD RAILROAD GRADE ROAD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NEW
RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 515 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE ADVISORY
AREA. BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
COVE CREEK, BIG LAUREL CREEK, BIG HORSE CREEK, CALL CREEK, BEAVER
CREEK, BEAVERDAM CREEK, BRUSHY FORK AND BEECH CREEK.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON, WEST JEFFERSON, BEECH MOUNTAIN, LANSING, ASHLAND,
GLENDALE SPRINGS AND SUGAR GROVE.
- FOR FLOODING SAFETY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. 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 3641 8174 3647 8170 3654 8171 3659 8168
3657 8135 3648 8132 3639 8125 3638 8124
3637 8136 3628 8137 3629 8141 3624 8148
3633 8161 3631 8167 3615 8182 3622 8191
3629 8192 3634 8186 3636 8179 3634 8171
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