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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday, July 26, 2024

Last Updated on July 26, 2024 9:16 am NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-270815-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-408 AM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast WestVirginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Excessive rainfall this afternoon and evening could result …

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Kidd Brewer Stadium picked in Top 25 college football stadiums by ESPN writers

Last Updated on July 25, 2024 8:35 pm App State's Kidd Brewer Stadium has received accolades from a group of ESPN writers as one of the Top 25 college football stadiums in the country. ESPN put the task to 14 of their college football writers to rank the best stadiums in the sport, with no …

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Drought Monitor Update – Thursday, July 25, 2024

Last Updated on July 25, 2024 4:20 pm In the latest drought update for North Carolina, conditions have improved for the High Country due to recent multiple days of rain. The southeastern section of Watauga County has improved from severe drought conditions last week to moderate drought this week. Ashe County has improved to the …

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Watauga High among schools statewide to offer drone technology courses

Last Updated on July 25, 2024 2:11 pm Watauga High School and Watauga Innovation Academy are among more than 60 high schools across the state that will offer drone technology courses in their CTE departments. Students will study the fundamentals of drones, legal requirements, simulations, drone flight training, mapping and more, according to the North …

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Smishing Scam Alert

Last Updated on July 25, 2024 1:31 pm RALEIGH – The North Carolina Turnpike Authority was alerted that a text message-based scam, also known as smishing, is fraudulently claiming to represent tolling agencies from across the country. The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.  The targeted phone …

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NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook for Thursday, July 25, 2024

Last Updated on July 25, 2024 4:40 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA432 AM EDT Thu Jul 25 2024 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ032-043-044-058-059-260845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax-Charlotte-432 AM EDT Thu Jul 25 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia and southwestVirginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Scattered to numerous showers and …

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Football athletic equipment theft from West Caldwell High, Caldwell Sheriff’s Office seeks information

Last Updated on July 24, 2024 4:18 pm Caldwell County Sheriff's Detectives are looking for information into a theft from West Caldwell High School. Between Sunday, July 21st and Monday, July 22nd unknown person(s) broke into the field house and stole almost $12,000 in football athletic equipment. The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office is willing to …

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Power outages impact sections of Watauga County on Tuesday July 23, 2024

Last Updated on July 24, 2024 12:48 pm Some sections of Watauga County were impacted by power outages on Tuesday. A dead tree that fell, due to wind and rain, was determined to be the cause of the outages in the Payne Branch Road area, according to Renee Walker with Blue Ridge Energy. The outages …

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