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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1022 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
GRAYSON AND SMYTH.
* UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY
* SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAD AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF
RAIN SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...DUE TO A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM...IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY
RAIN FRIDAY AND EARLIER SATURDAY.
* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND ANY FLOOD PRONE LOW-LYING
AREAS.
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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