Flash Flood Warning 09/26/2024 07:00 for North Carolina areas

FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alleghany NC County in northwestern North Carolina... Eastern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina... Western Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... Western Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 1000 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen since midnight and soils are nearly saturated. Prolonged rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are expected through noon. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... North Wilkesboro... Elkin... Wilkesboro... Jonesville... Sparta... Ronda... Traphill... This includes the following streams and drainages... Arnold Branch, Basin Creek, Big Bugaboo Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Brush Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Pine Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Bee Tree Branch and Big Warrior Creek.