NWS Flood Watch (Watauga County)

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Flood Watch issued December 13 at 2:54PM EST until December 15 at 5:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...FLOOD WATCH DUE TO RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT... .Low pressure tracks from Texas to Georgia through Friday. Rainfall will overspread a warm front ahead of this system Friday into early Saturday before rain tapers off to showers in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches on top of several inches of snow will bring the potential for flooding, especially in urban areas as well as streams and rivers. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of North Carolina and Virginia, including the following areas, in North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. In Virginia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania. * From Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon * 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will occur on top of several inches of snow cover. Runoff from this plus melting snow may cause flooding along streams, creeks and eventually rivers, as well as urban areas. * Those living along creeks and streams and rivers need to monitor them Friday into the weekend. Main stem rivers, especially the Dan River may flood this weekend.

Counties Affected:
Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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