Alleghany

Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:21 PM EDT on 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.




Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:49 PM EDT on May 18, 2013

... Precipitation totals...

The following is a list of unofficial precipitation totals for a 24
hour period ending at 8 am Saturday. These reports are from a
combination of sources including coop observers... IFLOWS gages... and
ASOS and have not been quality controlled.


North Carolina


... Alleghany County...

    0.76 little r/Sparta IFLOWS

... Ashe County...

    2.00 Jefferson 2 E coop
    0.41 Buffalo Creek IFLOWS
    0.33 nf new/Ashland IFLOWS

... Surry County...

    0.40 Raven Knob RAWS

... Watauga County...

    0.43 Triplett rg dcp
    0.39 Watauga r/Foscoe IFLOWS
    0.32 Shawneehaw fd IFLOWS
    0.31 Sandy Flats IFLOWS
    0.30 Boone rg (tva)


Virginia


... Alleghany County...

    0.40 Peters mtn IFLOWS
    0.36 Rich Patch IFLOWS

... Amherst County...

    0.58 Pedlar dam coop

... Appomattox County...

    0.66 Appomattox coop

... Bedford County...

    0.56 Holcomb rock coop

... Botetourt County...

    1.16 apple Orchard IFLOWS
    1.12 carvin creek IFLOWS
    0.63 Buchanan
    0.52 Lithia IFLOWS
    0.44 tinker creek IFLOWS
    0.32 Daleville IFLOWS/USGS

... Buckingham County...

    0.44 Buckingham coop

... City of Roanoke...

    0.48 Montclair IFLOWS
    0.44 lower N. Lakes IFLOWS

... Campbell County...

    0.52 Brookneal coop
    0.28 Lynchburg ap (asos)

... Craig County...

    0.47 Johns ck/rte 311 IFLOWS

... Floyd County...

    0.87 Copper Hill IFLOWS
    0.42 Willis coop
    0.26 Copper Hill coop

... Franklin County...

    0.55 adney gap IFLOWS
    0.36 Blackwater/calw IFLOWS

... Grayson County...

    0.31 Troutdale dcp
    0.30 Galax

... Halifax County...

    1.09 South Boston coop

... Henry County...

    0.99 Prilliman IFLOWS
    0.35 lower Smith IFLOWS

... Montgomery County...

    0.48 Shawsville sg/IFLOWS
    0.28 Christiansburg coop

... Patrick County...

    1.45 Woolwine coop
    0.63 busted rock #2 IFLOWS

... Pittsylvania County...

    1.14 Chatham coop

... Roanoke County...

    0.94 Roanoke ap (asos)
    0.72 Roanoke 8n coop
    0.63 Mason creek IFLOWS
    0.59 witt's Orchard IFLOWS
    0.59 Salem pump stn IFLOWS
    0.52 Peters Creek IFLOWS
    0.36 Sugarloaf mtn IFLOWS

... Rockbridge County...

    1.11 Glasgow 1 se coop
    0.75 north mtn IFLOWS
    0.59 Buena Vista coop
    0.57 glenped RAWS
    0.43 Buffalo ck at Murat IFLOWS sg/rg
    0.35 Lexington IFLOWS/coop
    0.32 Rockbridge Baths
    0.32 Vesuvius IFLOWS

... Smyth County...

    0.40 Walker house IFLOWS
    0.35 Mt. Rogers IFLOWS


West Virginia


... Greenbrier County...

    0.47 White Sulphur Springs coop
    0.40 White Sulphur spgs dcp
    0.28 Meadow Bluff IFLOWS

... Mercer County...

    0.40 mataoka IFLOWS
    0.40 Eads Mill IFLOWS
    0.40 Bramwell IFLOWS
    0.28 Arista IFLOWS

... Monroe County...

    0.35 Ballard IFLOWS

... Summers County...

    0.36 Pipestem RAWS
    0.25 Bluestone r. At Pipestem


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