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A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR
WATAUGA COUNTY...

AT 1252 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY...FROM SEVEN DEVILS...AND
FOSCOE...NORTHWARD INTO THE BOONE AREA...HAVE RECEIVED OVER 2 INCHES
OF RAINFALL. THESE STORMS MAY BRING A QUICK ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE
RAPIDLY OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE WATAUGA RIVER IN THE FOSCOE AREA IS
RISING RAPIDLY...AND WILL LIKELY FLOOD.

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VALLE CRUCIS...TODD...SUGAR GROVE...SILVERSTONE...SANDS...
RUTHERWOOD...ROMINGER...PEORIA...MEAT CAMP...LOVILL... AND DEEP GAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES...OR ROAD
CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. DELAYED REPORTS ARE WELCOME.



LAT...LON 3631 8185 3630 8159 3628 8157 3627 8155
3619 8145 3613 8151 3612 8154 3610 8181
3612 8183 3616 8183 3618 8186 3618 8188
3622 8191
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WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...
BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...
HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...
BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...
QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
218 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ADVANCE NORTH AT 35 MPH
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF RAIN. PONDING OF WATER IS POSSIBLE
IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...

.A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS JUST WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A LINE OF
SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE. THESE STORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...GALAX
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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STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS JUST WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE HIGHEST RIDGES.

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/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100322T1000Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
944 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY.

* STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND
THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE JUST ACROSS THE HIGHEST
PEAKS FOR MOST OF THE AREA...BUT ALSO IN LOCATIONS ON THE
NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE LINES WHERE WAVE ACTION MAY BRING
STRONG GUSTS TO THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TAZEWELL AND
MERCER COUNTIES.

* WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.


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