Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 3:43PM EDT until September 28 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 12:43pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 12:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Blacksburg VA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...
Yadkin River At Wilkesboro affecting Wilkes County.
Yadkin River At Elkin affecting Surry and Yadkin Counties.
For the Yadkin River...including Wilkesboro, Elkin...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Yadkin River at Wilkesboro.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to late Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Extensive flooding of agricultural lands
and the ball park
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.0 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- For flooding safety information, please visit
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Wilkes, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA