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NWS Flash Flood Watch (Ashe County)
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Flash Flood Watch issued August 20 at 2:34PM EDT until August 21 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT... .Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across northwest North Carolina and portions of Virginia from the southern Blue Ridge through Southside. Excessive rainfall is possible, which may rapidly bring streams and creeks out of their banks and quickly cause flooding of poor drainage areas. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of North Carolina and Virginia, including the following areas, in North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Roanoke. * Through late tonight * Thunderstorms will produce periods of heavy rain with excessive rainfall rates expected. * Streams and creeks may rapidly rise out of their banks and flood nearby roadways. Poor drainage areas may also quickly become flooded with deep water. Excessive ponding of water on roadways will make driving hazardous.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Flash Flood Watch issued August 20 at 2:34PM EDT until August 21 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT... .Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across northwest North Carolina and portions of Virginia from the southern Blue Ridge through Southside. Excessive rainfall is possible, which may rapidly bring streams and creeks out of their banks and quickly cause flooding of poor drainage areas. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of North Carolina and Virginia, including the following areas, in North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Roanoke. * Through late tonight * Thunderstorms will produce periods of heavy rain with excessive rainfall rates expected. * Streams and creeks may rapidly rise out of their banks and flood nearby roadways. Poor drainage areas may also quickly become flooded with deep water. Excessive ponding of water on roadways will make driving hazardous.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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