Weather Alert
Watauga County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 10/11/26 9:50 AM
End: 10/11/26 12:54 PM
Dur: 03:04
Canceled 10/11/26 12:54 PM

Flood Advisory issued October 11 at 9:50AM EDT until October 11 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
South Central Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina...
Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina...
Southwestern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...

* WHEN...
Until 400 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 948 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated rainfall has ended. Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area. Between 4.5 and 7.5 inches of rain have fallen since Saturday morning. Area creeks and rivers will gradually begin to recede through the morning.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Flat Branch, Dugger Creek, Left Prong Stony Fork, Grassy Creek, Laurel Fork, Mill Creek, Meat Camp Creek, Elk Creek, Dutch Creek, Norris Fork, Fall Creek, Brushy Fork and Little Dugger Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Boone, Blowing Rock, Deep Gap, Todd, Foscoe, Seven Devils and Aho.
- For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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