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Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Blacksburg VA

550 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



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Watauga NC-Wilkes NC-

550 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.



* WHERE...A portion of northwest North Carolina, including the 

  following counties, Watauga and Wilkes.



* WHEN...Until 745 PM EDT.



* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. 

  Dangerous flows over low-water crossings.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heavy rain

    producing thunderstorms that prompted the advisory have

    dissipated. However, runoff from this earlier have rain is

    still expected to prompt flooding flooding within the

    advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen

    from this latest round of showers and storms.

  - This includes the following streams and drainages...

    Shell Creek, South Fork Laurel Creek, Stony Fork, Mill Creek,

    Yates Creek, Left Prong Stony Fork, Flat Branch, Dugger

    Creek, Elk Creek, South Fork New River, South Prong Lewis

    Fork and Fall Creek.

    Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is

    expected.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    mainly rural areas of Southeastern Watauga and West Central

    Wilkes Counties

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding, 

including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather 

Service by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports 

and pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service 

Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.



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LAT...LON 3622 8154 3623 8147 3617 8139 3613 8139

      3615 8154





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