Flash Flood Warning 09/27/2024 15:23 for North Carolina areas

FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Alleghany NC County in northwestern North Carolina... Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina... Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina... Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 900 AM EDT Saturday. * At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that rainfall has exited the area. However, runoff from between 6 and 9 inches of rain continues to collect in area rivers, and will cause rapid rises through the evening. Several roads have been damaged by intense flooding, with some areas completely flooded. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Ashe, Watauga, Alleghany, and Wilkes Counties. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMAIN AT HIGHER GROUND! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Boone... North Wilkesboro... Wilkesboro... Sparta... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Blowing Rock... This includes the following locations... Appalachian State University. This includes the following streams and drainages... Basin Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Horse Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Bee Tree Branch, Big Bugaboo Creek and Beech Creek.