Flash Flood WatchFLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 922 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION BY THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND THEN CONTINUE TO FALL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT AS THE SYSTEM SLIDES THROUGH THE AREA. AN AVERAGE OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH FOUR INCH AMOUNTS ALONG THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. GIVEN THAT THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE BOTH CONVECTIVE IN NATURE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRAIN...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN COULD PROMPT FLASH FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS INITIALLY...BUT THEN TRANSITION TO FLOODING ON LARGER MAIN STEM RIVERS...SUCH AS THE NEW...GREENBRIER...DAN...ROANOKE...AND JAMES RIVERS AS THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FLOWS DOWNSTREAM. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ014>017-022-032-033-151100- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.A.0002.140515T0400Z-140516T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 922 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE... SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...CARROLL... FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK AND ROANOKE. * THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * AN AVERAGE OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH FOUR INCH AMOUNTS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. ISOLATED FIVE INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAIN MAY INITIALLY PROMPT FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING OF LARGER RIVER BASINS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. 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. && $$ RAB Hazardous Weather OutlookHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 03:43:41 +0000
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