Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 11 at 5:49AM EDT until October 11 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 11, 2026 - 2:49am
Expires:
October 11, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...South Central Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina...
Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina...
Southwestern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 547 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
light to moderate rainfall. However, flooding is ongoing in the
warned area due to between 4 and locally 7 inches of rain that
fell since Saturday morning.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Fall Creek, Norris Fork, Flat Branch, Elk Creek, Mill Creek,
Dugger Creek, Little Dugger Creek, Laurel Fork, Dutch Creek, Meat
Camp Creek, Brushy Fork, Grassy Creek and Left Prong Stony Fork.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Boone, Blowing Rock, Deep Gap, Todd, Foscoe, Seven Devils and
Aho.
- For flooding safety information, please visit
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather Service
by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and
pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service
Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
Area Description:
Ashe, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov