Flash Flood Warning for... Stokes County in north central North Carolina... Surry County in northwestern North Carolina... Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina... Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT Friday.
* At 903 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen across western portions of Patrick and Surry counties, with 2 to 4 inches having fallen across portions of Stokes, Yadkin, and eastern Surry and Patrick counties over the last 24 hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mount Airy... Elkin... Fairview... Flat Rock... Yadkinville... Jonesville... Dobson...
This includes the following streams and drainages... Anglin Branch and Ararat River.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
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 Twitter.
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
