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WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 245 PM EST.

* AT 845 AM EST THE WATAUGA RIVER NEAR SUGAR GROVE WAS UP TO 5.75
FEET AND RISING. THIS IS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2.00 TO 2.50
INCHES OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY RISE TO NEAR 7 FEET. STAGES
ABOVE 6 FEET MAY BEGIN TO CAUSE MINOR FLOOD PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY
AROUND SHULLS MILL AND THE LOW WATER BRIDGE AT DEWITT BARNETT ROAD.

OTHER SMALLER STREAMS IN THE AREA MAY ALSO COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

LAT...LON 3629 8189 3633 8169 3612 8158 3612 8180
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HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND OVER THE REST OF
THE WATCH AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

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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
257 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

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.

* UNTIL NOON EST TODAY

* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN
WOULD LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.

* THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLOODING ALONG SOME OF
THE LARGER MAIN STEM RIVERS ESPECIALLY AROUND SALTVILLE.

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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STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...
INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...
HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
419 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.

WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH
OF TONIGHT. THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY WET SOIL
CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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