Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
321 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...
.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AS SUBTLE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES PASS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN LOCALLY.
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
321 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
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.
* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* 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 STRONG SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...IS POSSIBLE
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY AND EARLIER TODAY.
* 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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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
346 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
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GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-
ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-
GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
346 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
REPETITIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS MAY
RESULT IN FLOODING ISSUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-
058-059-WVZ042>045-191945-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-
WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED 1 TO
1.5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS INSIDE OF AN HOUR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON WHERE HEAVY RAIN SETS UP ON
SATURDAY EVENING...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-015-191945-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
338 PM 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.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED 1 TO
1.5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS INSIDE OF AN HOUR...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN SINCE FRIDAY.
.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.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
331 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-192245-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
331 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING.
PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE WITH GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR AT LOCATIONS THAT SEE
REPEATED ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
DUSTY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1025 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-191000-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
1025 AM EDT (925 AM CDT) SAT MAY 18 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRIGGERING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW ISOLATED STORMS MAY
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...
AND THEN LATER IN THE WEEK ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A SLOW MOVING
COLD FRONT NEARS THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF
THE EXPECTED SEVERE THREAT.
$$
DMG
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
830 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-190300-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...
MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...
ABINGDON
830 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /730 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013/
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL RATES WILL
AVERAGE ABOUT ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR. HOWEVER...HIGHER
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER SHOWERS.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-190200-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS THROUGH 10
PM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
MDZ003-502-VAZ025>031-504-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-190200-
WASHINGTON-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-
EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.NOW...
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY AFFECT A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA AND THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA THROUGH 10 PM.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ004>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ036>040-
042-050>057-501-502-190200-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NELSON-
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.NOW...
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT THE WASHINGTON AND
BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS...SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA THROUGH 10 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...RANGING
FROM A TRACE UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS INCH.
$$
