Last Updated on January 9, 2024 12:52 pm
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Alleghany NC NC-Ashe NC-Watauga NC-Carroll VA-Grayson VA-Smyth VA-
Wythe VA-City of Galax VA-
1249 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024
…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY…
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the
following counties, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga and southwest
Virginia, including the following counties and independent city,
Carroll, City of Galax, Grayson, Smyth and Wythe.
* WHEN…Until 700 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1248 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with localized
higher amounts are possible in the warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Galax, Sparta, Jefferson, West Jefferson, Independence, Fries
and Lansing.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
