Flood Watch - Watauga (North Carolina)

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HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PASS TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA DURING WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...
FLOYD...BLUEFIELD
846 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...BLAND...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...
SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT
OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
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