NWS Flood Advisory (Watauga County)

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Flood Advisory issued August 06 at 5:31PM EDT until August 06 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flood Advisory for... Southern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina... Central Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina... Northwestern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Boone, Todd, Deep Gap, Glendale Springs, Sugar Grove, Foscoe and Fleetwood. Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected over the area. This will result in minor flooding. This includes the following streams and drainages... Laurel Branch, Kirby Branch, Brushy Fork, Elk Creek, Grassy Creek, Darnell Creek, Clear Branch, Laurel Fork, George Gap Branch, Dutch Creek, Call Creek, Cove Creek, Craborchard Creek, Little Fork and Beaver Creek.

Counties Affected:
Watauga; Wilkes

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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