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Flood Advisory - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR WESTERN
WATAUGA COUNTY...
AT 1118 AM EST THE COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED THAT HERB THOMAS
ROAD AT THE BRIDGE OVER THE WATAUGA RIVER REMAINED CLOSED.
HOWEVER...THE RIVER GAGE FURTHER DOWNSTREAM NEAR SUGAR GROVE
INDICATES THAT THE WATAUGA RIVER HAS CRESTED JUST BELOW 6 FEET...AND
IS NOW SLOWLY RECEDING. SINCE NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED...ANY MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE WATAUGA RIVER SHOULD END IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
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
HIDE
THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR WESTERN
WATAUGA COUNTY...
AT 1118 AM EST THE COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED THAT HERB THOMAS
ROAD AT THE BRIDGE OVER THE WATAUGA RIVER REMAINED CLOSED.
HOWEVER...THE RIVER GAGE FURTHER DOWNSTREAM NEAR SUGAR GROVE
INDICATES THAT THE WATAUGA RIVER HAS CRESTED JUST BELOW 6 FEET...AND
IS NOW SLOWLY RECEDING. SINCE NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED...ANY MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE WATAUGA RIVER SHOULD END IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
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
Flood Watch - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
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.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071600-
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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.
HIDE
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.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015>017-WVZ042-071600-
/O.CON.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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.
Special Weather Statement - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
1038 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
LATE THIS MORNING. UP TO ANOTHER ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS
LIKELY WITH THESE SHOWERS.
IN ADDITION...AS THESE SHOWERS MOVE EAST...WINDS WILL GUST OUT OF
THE WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG WINDS.
HIDE
WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
1038 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
LATE THIS MORNING. UP TO ANOTHER ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS
LIKELY WITH THESE SHOWERS.
IN ADDITION...AS THESE SHOWERS MOVE EAST...WINDS WILL GUST OUT OF
THE WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG WINDS.
Wind Advisory - Watauga (North Carolina)
HIDE
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 CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-080000-
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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
1111 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. THESE WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH VERY WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
HIDE
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 CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-080000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.090107T1700Z-090108T1100Z/
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
1111 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. THESE WINDS IN
COMBINATION WITH VERY WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
