Weather Alert
Alleghany County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/13/25 7:19 AM
End: 5/13/25 1:58 PM
Dur: 06:39
Canceled 5/13/25 1:58 PM

Flood Warning issued May 13 at 7:19AM EDT until May 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...
A portion of northwest North Carolina, including the following counties, Alleghany NC, Ashe and Watauga.

* WHEN...
Until 200 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 714 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Jefferson, West Jefferson, Glendale Springs, Laurel Springs, Todd, Othello and Wagoner.
- On the South Fork of the New River at Brownwood, the stage was 12.2 feet and slowly rising. At Jefferson the stage was 7.3 feet and was cresting. The river will crest and begin falling by late morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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