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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
549 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 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 547 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. HOWEVER, FLOODING IS ONGOING IN THE
WARNED AREA DUE TO BETWEEN 4 AND LOCALLY 7 INCHES OF RAIN THAT
FELL SINCE SATURDAY MORNING.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
FALL CREEK, NORRIS FORK, FLAT BRANCH, ELK CREEK, MILL CREEK,
DUGGER CREEK, LITTLE DUGGER CREEK, LAUREL FORK, DUTCH CREEK, MEAT
CAMP CREEK, BRUSHY FORK, GRASSY CREEK AND LEFT PRONG STONY FORK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 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.
- FOR FLOODING SAFETY INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
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 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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