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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1247 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-
1247 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STRONG
FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG THE WATAUGA RIVER IN WESTERN
WATAUGA COUNTY. MOST RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS
AFTERNOON, HOWEVER WATER REMAINS OVER A FEW ROADWAYS, INCLUDING
TODD RAILROAD GRADE ROAD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NEW RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1243 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT RAIN HAS EXITED THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER, MINOR FLOODING
CONTINUES DUE TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THIS MORNING.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
BIG LAUREL CREEK, BEAVER CREEK, BEECH CREEK, BIG HORSE CREEK,
COVE CREEK, CALL CREEK, BEAVERDAM CREEK AND BRUSHY FORK.
- 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...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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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