Flash Flood Warning

FFWRNK

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Alleghany NC County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 230 AM EDT Wednesday.

* At 819 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Glade Valley... Roaring Gap... Barrett...

This includes the following streams and drainages... Mill Creek, Little Sandy Creek, South Fork Mitchell River, Little River, Brush Creek, Pine Swamp Creek, East Prong Roaring River, Rich Mountain Creek, Mitchell River, Big Sandy Creek, Glade Creek, Elkin Creek and Big Pine Creek.