HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK in effect until 1030 PM EDT MON MAR 22 2010
Warning issued: 1022 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW MAY
STICK TO ROAD SURFACES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN SHELTERED VALLEYS
AND NORTHERN FACING SLOPES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
FLOOD WATCH in effect until 600 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010
Warning issued: 1006 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...
ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA AND WILKES. IN SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...CARROLL AND GRAYSON.
* UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY
* UPSLOPE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HAS BROUGHT
BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 INCHES TO MUCH OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
RIGHT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. A LINE OF HEAVIER
SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS...IS APPROACHING THE
REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD ARRIVE
IN THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...THE HIGHER
RAINFALL RATES WILL LIKELY CAUSE CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RAPIDLY
RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
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.
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