Flash Flooding in Avery & Watuaga Counties

THIS MESSAGE EXPIRES AT 8:30 PM EDT ON THURSDAY, JULY 26TH, 2007

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
 CENTRAL AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
 THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWLAND...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NORTH OF NEWLAND OVER THE
PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS WITH
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BANNER
ELK...MINNEAPOLIS...AND NEWLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. EVEN
MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH
FLOOD WATERS.

TO REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...MUDSLIDES...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR
TOLL FREE NUMBER...1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

THIS MESSAGES EXPIRES AT 10:00 PM EDT ON THURSDAY, JULY 26TH, 2007

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
438 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN WATAUGA COUNTY...

AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEECH
MOUNTAIN

FLOOD WATERS WILL LIKELY MOVE DOWN POND AND BEECH CREEK...AND
WILL EFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLERSVILLE AND BEECH CREEK. 
THE BEECH MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING
OF DITCHES. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THROUGH 4:30 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT AS MUCH
AS 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE VICINITY OF BEECH
MOUNTAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6:00 PM...
WITH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS LIKELY.

PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

IF ROADS BECOME IMPASSIBLE...BLOCKED BY DEBRIS OR FLOOD
WATERS...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORECEMENT AGENCY SO
THAT BARRICADES CAN BE PUT IN PLACE.

7/26/07-5:40 PM