Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
537 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM NEAR A SLOW MOVING FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
537 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.

* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAD AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF
  RAIN SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL...DUE TO STRONG...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE LARGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A
  SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
  AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN ON FRIDAY.

* 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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