Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 13 at 12:11AM EDT until July 13 at 3:15AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 9:11pm
Expires:
July 13, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
FFWRNK
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...
* Until 315 AM EDT.
* At 1211 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain from slow
moving showers across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Wilkesboro... Wilbar...
Mc Grady... Millers Creek...
Halls Mills... Buck...
Mulberry...
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Middle Fork Reddies River, Cane Creek, Church Branch, Gambill
Creek, Little Fork Creek, Clear Branch, Bee Tree Branch, North
Fork Reddies River, Mulberry Creek, Darnell Creek and Fish Dam
Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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 X.
Area Description:
Wilkes, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender: