I know it is not snow....and I should be thankful...but I am whining (on the inside) This is mold, mildew and mushroom weather! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA... WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST... BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND...BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD... FRANKLIN...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI... ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF REPETITIVE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS OVER THE SAME AREA. RAINFALL RATES FROM STORMS WHICH OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING WERE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR. RAINFALL RATES FROM MONDAYS ANTICIPATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES. IN OUR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...IF 3 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURS IN AN HOUR...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL BECOME LIKELY. 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.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:18:23 +0000
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