Last Updated on May 11, 2025 3:40 am
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Including the cities of Lynchburg, Boone, Martinsville,
Yadkinville, Stuart, West Jefferson, Danbury, Rocky Mount,
Danville, Dobson, Yanceyville, Sparta, Troutdale, Roanoke,
Wilkesboro, Eden, Bedford, Independence, Salem, Floyd, Volney,
Galax, and Whitetop
249 AM EDT Sun May 11 2025
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON…
- WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
- WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,
Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga,
Wilkes and Yadkin and Virginia, including the following areas,
Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry,
Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke. - WHEN…From late tonight through Tuesday afternoon.
- IMPACTS…Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are
possible. - ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
- A slow moving upper level low will move north out of the Gulf
Coast through Tuesday afternoon. This will lead to periods of
moderate to heavy rainfall across portions of NW North
Carolina and South Central Virginia, and especially across
the Blue Ridge where upslope flow may enhance rainfall
totals. Up to 2 to 4 inches of storm total rainfall is
expected, with locally higher totals in the 5 to 6 inch range
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.
