FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 900 PM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH MONDAY... .A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND WILL CROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS MONDAY. UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY...EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN. ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 900 PM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...SURRY...WATAUGA... WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST... BATH...BEDFORD...BLAND...BOTETOURT...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD... FRANKLIN...GILES...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI... ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE. IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE AND SUMMERS. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF REPETITIVE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS OVER THE SAME AREA. RAINFALL RATES FROM STORMS WHICH OCCURRED SUNDAY EVENING WERE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR. RAINFALL RATES FROM MONDAYS ANTICIPATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES. IN OUR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...IF 3 INCHES OF RAIN OCCURS IN AN HOUR...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS WILL BECOME LIKELY. 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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