Flood Advisory

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

* WHERE...Central Caldwell County in western North Carolina...

* WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated several period of heavy rain have occurred between Lenoir and Patterson over the past 2-3 hours. A stripe of 2-3 inches of rainfall has already occurred. Another brief round of heavy rain, capable of producing another 0.5-1" of rainfall over the next 30 minutes, is currently moving through this area. Given saturated soils, areas of excessive runoff are expected across the Advisory area. Swollen small streams may briefly reach bankfull over the next 60 minutes in response to this runoff. Nuisance flooding of adjacent low-lying areas and high flows over low-water crossings are briefly expected. Areas of greatest concern include in the Blair Fork watershed near US 321 and along Valway Rd (NC 90), along Mill Pond Branch near Collettsville Rd (NC 90), and Warrior Creek near Warrior Rd and Coy Miller Rd.

- Some locations that may experience flooding include... northern Lenoir, Cedar Rock and Patterson.

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood