Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:19PM EDT until September 28 at 8:04PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:19am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 10:30pm
Description:
...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in North Carolina...
Yadkin River At Elkin affecting Yadkin and Surry Counties.
For the Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, Moderate flooding is occurring.
For the Yadkin River at Elkin...Moderate flooding is occurring and
Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Yadkin River at Elkin.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Flooding begins at True Textiles
Manufacturing Company main building.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 24.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:45 PM EDT Friday was 24.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.9
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...A crest above 24.9 feet will make this the
third highest crest on record and the highest crest since
April 1983.
- For flooding safety information, please visit
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas. Do not approach the river banks as the
ground may be slippery and the river current strong enough to carry
a person away.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 130 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Surry, NC; Yadkin, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA