Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 11 at 8:34AM EDT until October 11 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 11, 2026 - 5:34am
Expires:
October 11, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams 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 1000 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. Several streams and rivers
continue to rise due to recent heavy rain, including the Watauga
River near the communities of Banner Elk and Foscoe, where multiple
side roads crossing the river may remain flooded through 11 AM.
These include Sleepy Hollow Lane, Clubhouse Drive, and Aldridge
Road. Near the Town of Boone, portions of Deerfield Road and Bamboo
Road are flooded and impassible. Other low-water crossings within
the warning area also remain inundated with water and may not be
passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 826 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain has exited the warning area. However, between 4.5
and 7.5 inches of rain have fallen since Saturday morning, and
runoff from heavy rain that fell since 6 AM continues to collect
in area creeks and streams.
- 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
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of flooding,
including mudslides or flooded roads, to the National Weather Service
by calling toll free at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and
pictures can also be shared on the National Weather Service
Blacksburg Facebook page and on X.
Area Description:
Ashe, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Blacksburg VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov