Flood Watch including Watauga, Alleghany, Ashe & Wilkes for Thursday & Friday – August 8-9, 2024

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
330 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

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Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-
Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-
Buckingham-Charlotte-
Including the cities of Lynchburg, West Jefferson, Wytheville,
Independence, Sparta, Salem, Pearisburg, Galax, Clifton Forge,
Troutdale, Volney, Lexington, Appomattox, Buena Vista, Hot
Springs, Amherst, Bedford, New Castle, Covington, Roanoke,
Radford, Whitetop, Wilkesboro, Bland, Blacksburg, Floyd, Pulaski,
Fincastle, Keysville, and Boone
330 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…

• WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.
• WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
  following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes and
  Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst,
  Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell,
  Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery,
  Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge and Wythe.
• WHEN…Through Friday evening.
• IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
• ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
• As Tropical Storm Debby moves across the region, a prolonged
  period of rain, heavy at times, can be expected from tonight
  through Friday. Rainfall amounts between 3 and 7 inches are
  possible across the area by Friday night, with locally higher
  amounts possible.
• http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.