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WGUS81 KRNK 221659
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1259 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-
1259 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHERN WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 1255 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
  THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
  UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
  TODD...
  JEFFERSON...
  SUGAR GROVE...
  TROUTDALE...
  AND ASHLAND.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MAKE MINOR FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

&&

LAT...LON 3634 8185 3636 8179 3634 8176 3634 8171
      3641 8174 3647 8170 3653 8171 3659 8168
      3662 8161 3666 8163 3684 8149 3672 8124
      3621 8160 3632 8187

$$

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