Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued September 30 at 5:53PM EDT expiring September 30 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Blacksburg VA
Issued: 2015-09-30T17:53:21-04:00
Expires: 2015-09-30T23:45:00-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 11:45 PM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA…
WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA…

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 551 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCH OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE MALL PARKING LOT IN
BOONE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BOONE…
NORTH WILKESBORO…
WILKESBORO…
BLOWING ROCK…
AND BEECH MOUNTAIN.

THIS INCLUDES APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY.
Instruction: WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO…PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING…
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES…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 TWITTER.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Watauga; Wilkes

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1013683-952032
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings