THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE ROANOKE RIVER AT RANDOLPH.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...6.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.5 FEET ON FEB 8 2004.
$$

  ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
  HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF BEDFORD IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CITY OF BUENA VISTA IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 1045 AM EST THURSDAY.
* AT 1051 AM EST...RAINFALL AVERAGING ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS ALREADY
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA SINCE YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
REPORTS OF CREEKS RISING TO NEAR BANKFUL. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY...TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY
CAUSE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS...AND ALSO
PROMOTE FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3769 7824 3735 7846 3737 7858 3725 7868
      3708 7844 3671 7863 3664 7855 3669 7867
      3654 7914 3623 7917 3625 8045 3655 8043
      3660 8063 3772 7932 3772 7938 3773 7937
      3774 7936 3779 7909 3754 7887 3776 7863
$$
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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE...
 CASWELL...ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND
 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...CARROLL...CHARLOTTE...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...
 GRAYSON...HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND PITTSYLVANIA.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3.0 TO 4.5 INCHES BY 600 AM THURSDAY
  MORNING ARE LIKELY.
* HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
  STREAMS...POSSIBLY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. IF WIDESPREAD
  RAINFALL OF OVER 3 INCHES DOES OCCUR...THEN FLOODING OF MAIN
  STEM RIVERS IS ALSO LIKELY FROM LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
  THE RIVERS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED WOULD BE THE NEW...YADKIN
  AND DAN RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
$$

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.
EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH. THE WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TREES MORE PRONE TO BEING
BLOWN DOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$
AMS