Flash Flood Watch until May 15 at 9:00PM

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Category: Weather

Published on Sunday, May 13, 2012 22:25

Written by NRVNews

HEAVY RAIN EARLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDOW OF HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE WHERE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WOULD EXIST. THE MAIN STEM RIVERS AND AREA STREAMS WILL BEGIN TO RESPOND AS EARLY AS MONDAY:HEADING INTO TUESDAY. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING:THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY NC, ASHE:STOKES, SURRY, WATAUGA, WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA:CARROLL, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, GRAYSON, HENRY, MONTGOMERY:PATRICK, PULASKI, ROANOKE, SMYTH AND WYTHE. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY OCCUR ON MONDAY, WITH A RIVER FLOOD THREAT POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.