...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH 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...ALLEGHANY VA... AMHERST...APPOMATTOX...BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...BUCKINGHAM... CAMPBELL...CARROLL...CHARLOTTE...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN... GRAYSON...HALIFAX...HENRY...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK... PITTSYLVANIA...PULASKI...ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE AND WYTHE. * FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING * AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...SLIDING SLOWLY TO A POSITION JUST EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM TODAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS. THE AIR MASS IS EXTREMELY MOIST AND THE GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AS LITTLE AS 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THIS COULD EASILY OCCUR WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. * SHARP RISES CAN BE EXPECTED ON CREEKS AND STREAMS IN AREAS OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING IN THESE AREAS WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && #ncwx
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:35:44 +0000
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