Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Boone Watauga County Hospital Heliport, NC ∙ Sugar Grove, NC ∙ Boone, NC ∙ Foscoe, NC ∙ Vilas, NC ∙ Valle Crucis, NC ∙ Laxon, NC ∙ Cove Creek, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 227 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT Friday. * At 227 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Boone... Sugar Grove... Foscoe... Todd... Lovill... Silverstone... Meat Camp... This includes the following locations... Appalachian State University. This includes the following streams and drainages... Dutch Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Cove Creek, Brushy Fork, Craborchard Creek, Elk Creek, Kirby Branch, George Gap Branch, Beech Creek, Laurel Creek, Hoskin Fork, Laurel Branch and Grassy Creek. 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 Twitter. && LAT...LON 3626 8190 3627 8190 3634 8173 3634 8171 3635 8171 3636 8167 3635 8164 3630 8159 3627 8157 3628 8156 3625 8151 3613 8176 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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