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Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Blacksburg VA

446 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



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Watauga NC-Wilkes NC-

446 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



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



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* 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 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

    thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

    shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain

    has fallen. This is additional rain across the same area

    which received heavy rain between 2:00 PM EDT and 3:00 PM

    EDT. The combination of these two rounds of heavy rain have

    prompted the need for the Flood Advisory.

  - 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.

    Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected

    over the area. This additional rain will result in minor

    flooding.

  - 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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