Thursday, July 11, 2013

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK





Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT
ON TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND...

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>019-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
415 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...
  CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND
  YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY VA...AMHERST...APPOMATTOX...
  BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CARROLL...
  CHARLOTTE...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON...HALIFAX...
  HENRY...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PITTSYLVANIA...PULASKI...
  ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE AND WYTHE.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE OHIO
  VALLEY AND SLIDE SLOWLY TO A POSITION JUST EAST OF THE FORECAST
  AREA FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...MAINLY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANY
  MOUNTAINS. THE AIR MASS IS EXTREMELY MOIST AND THE GROUND IS
  TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  OF AS LITTLE AS 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN
  SEVERAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AS WELL AS
  NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THIS COULD EASILY OCCUR WITH STRONGER
  THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING INTO
  OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.

* SHARP RISES CAN BE EXPECTED ON CREEKS AND STREAMS IN AREAS OF
  STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING IN
  THESE AREAS WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW.

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.

&&

$$




Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
436 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

VAC143-112230-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-
436 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR
NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

AT 429 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAD TAPERED
OFF TO SHOWERS. HOWEVER THIS COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM EARLIER
WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
MT AIRY...
GRETNA...
AND CHALK LEVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 7916 3689 7917 3691 7942 3702 7937

$$

JH





Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>019-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-122030-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. THE GROUND
ACROSS THE REGION IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY
RAINFALL DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. LOCATIONS THAT
EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY THEREAFTER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE
PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING MAY BE NEEDED
TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND CAN BE
SENT TO THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST OFFICE VIA OUR WEB
SITE...FACEBOOK...TWITTER...OR PHONED INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

$$



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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>019-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-122030-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. THE GROUND
ACROSS THE REGION IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY
RAINFALL DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. LOCATIONS THAT
EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY THEREAFTER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE
PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING MAY BE NEEDED
TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND CAN BE
SENT TO THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST OFFICE VIA OUR WEB
SITE...FACEBOOK...TWITTER...OR PHONED INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

$$

VAZ007-009>011-020-WVZ042>045-122030-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
422 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE
PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.