Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 3:43PM EDT until September 26 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 12:43pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWRNK
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the
* 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 600 PM EDT.
* At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Big Sandy Creek, Big Bugaboo Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Brush Creek,
Arnold Branch, Basin Creek, Bee Tree Branch, Big Pine Creek, Big
Warrior Creek and Beaver Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.
Area Description:
Alleghany, NC; Ashe, NC; Surry, NC; Wilkes, NC; Yadkin, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA