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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1253 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
1253 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR 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 400 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STRONG
FLOWS OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG THE WATAUGA RIVER IN WESTERN
WATAUGA COUNTY. WHILE MOST RIVERS CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS
AFTERNOON, WATER REMAINS OVER A FEW ROADWAYS, INCLUDING TODD
RAILROAD GRADE ROAD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NEW RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1250 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
RAINFALL HAS ENDED. MINOR FLOODING PERSISTS WITHIN THE ADVISORY
AREA DUE TO BETWEEN 4.5 AND 7.5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS
WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
- 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.
- 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...
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 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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