Mount Airy, North Carolina

... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 4 am EDT Thursday...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of North Carolina and Virginia... including the
following areas... in North Carolina... Alleghany NC... Ashe...
Rockingham... Stokes... Surry... Watauga... Wilkes and Yadkin. In
Virginia... Amherst... Bedford... Botetourt... Campbell...
Carroll... Floyd... Franklin... Grayson... Henry... Patrick...
Pittsylvania... Roanoke and Rockbridge.

* Until 4 am EDT Thursday

* showers of moderate to heavy rainfall are expected to bring
another half an inch to an inch of rain across the area. Locally
heavier amounts are possible on southeast slopes of the Blue
Ridge. Parts of the watch area have already had 5 to 10 inches
of rain since Tuesday... so any additional rainfall may easily cause
flash flooding.

* There is a chance of additional excessive rainfall. If this
occurs... more rapid rises on creeks and streams can be
expected.

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.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Roanoke and Danville VA...

a record rainfall of 2.87 inch(es) was set at Roanoke VA today.
This breaks the old record of 1.23 set in 1918.

A record rainfall of 5.21 inch(es) was set at Danville VA today.
This breaks the old record of 1.46 set in 1960.

... Precipitation totals...

The following is a list of unofficial precipitation storm totals for
a 61 hour period ending at 9 PM Wednesday. These reports are from a
combination of sources including coop observers... IFLOWS gages... and
ASOS and have not been quality controlled.


North Carolina


... Ashe County...

    8.38 Jefferson coop
    6.89 Laurel Springs RAWS site
    5.95 Transou coop
    1.97 Ashe County ap

... Caswell County...

    4.10 Caswell game lands RAWS
    1.52 Yanceyville 4 se coop

... Rockingham County...

    3.55 Reidsville coop
    1.38 Eden coop

... Stokes County...

    2.59 Danbury
    1.17 King ag coop

... Surry County...

    3.44 Fisher r. Nr Copeland
    2.54 Ararat r. At Ararat
    2.37 Mount Airy coop
    1.10 Surry County ap

... Watauga County...

   11.40 Boone 1 se coop
    7.67 Triplett precip gage
    5.19 Boone rg (tva)
    4.92 Blackburn Knob IFLOWS
    1.24 Howards knob IFLOWS

... Wilkes County...

    7.72 Elk Creek dcp
    7.25 Wilbar precip
    6.21 W Kerr Scott resv
    5.16 rendezvous mtn RAWS site
    5.03 North Wilkesboro coop
    4.55 Roaring River dcp

... Yadkin County...

    1.92 Yadkinville coop


Virginia


... Alleghany County...

    2.68 Low Moor IFLOWS
    2.59 fore mtn IFLOWS
    2.08 Rich Patch IFLOWS
    1.84 Nicholls Knob IFLOWS
    1.80 Warm Springs mtn IFLOWS
    1.56 Ogle creek IFLOWS
    1.29 Dunlap creek dcp
    1.27 Covington fp coop/IFLOWS

... Amherst County...

    1.90 Pedlar dam

... Bath County...

    2.36 Ingalls Field IFLOWS
    2.12 Jordon top IFLOWS
    2.04 trappers Lodge IFLOWS
    1.77 Lime Kiln RAWS
    1.76 Yost IFLOWS
    1.68 mill crk/co line IFLOWS
    1.21 Ingalls Field Airport
    1.16 Back Creek dcp at sunrise
    1.08 Chestnut Levels
    1.08 Jackson river near Bacova
    1.00 Douthat St pk IFLOWS
    1.00 Williamsville

... Bedford County...

    1.30 Bedford coop
    1.27 Huddleston coop

... Bland County...

    1.52 Bland coop

... Botetourt County...

    6.76 tinker creek IFLOWS
    5.87 carvin creek IFLOWS
    5.43 Daleville IFLOWS
    4.75 Troutville IFLOWS
    4.28 apple Orchard IFLOWS
    4.15 Glade Creek IFLOWS
    3.24 Oriskany IFLOWS
    2.24 North Fork IFLOWS
    2.24 Sloan branch IFLOWS
    1.36 Lithia IFLOWS
    1.36 Buchanan

... City of Danville...

    5.72 Danville ASOS

... City of Roanoke...

    4.40 Roanoke r at stp IFLOWS
    4.28 Roanoke r. At Walnut St.

... Campbell County...

    2.22 Lynchburg ap (asos)

... Carroll County...

    5.04 Pipers Gap ilfows
    5.00 Fancy Gap IFLOWS
    3.88 Woodlawn IFLOWS
    3.15 Galax water plant coop
    2.28 Buffalo mtn. IFLOWS
    2.28 Gladesboro IFLOWS

... Craig County...

    2.80 Craig valley RAWS nr. New Castle 2 NE
    2.72 Craigs ck/rte 614 IFLOWS
    2.48 Abbott IFLOWS
    2.28 Johns ck/rte 311 IFLOWS
    2.12 Simmonsville IFLOWS
    2.12 upper Johns Creek IFLOWS
    1.80 Potts mtn. IFLOWS
    1.04 New Castle IFLOWS

... Floyd County...

    4.64 Copper Hill IFLOWS
    2.56 mtn. View church IFLOWS
    2.06 Copper Hill coop
    1.47 Willis coop
    1.35 Willis dcp

... Franklin County...

    5.81 Rocky Mount/pigg r. IFLOWS
    5.71 Simmonds Gap IFLOWS
    5.50 maggodee ck IFLOWS
    4.80 Blackwater/calw IFLOWS
    4.72 Route 640/pigg r. IFLOWS
    4.28 Ferrum IFLOWS
    3.88 adney gap IFLOWS
    3.42 snow crk/rte 632 IFLOWS
    2.79 gills creek nf IFLOWS
    2.51 Rocky Mount coop

... Giles County...

    2.76 Mountain Lake Bio IFLOWS
    2.36 dismal
    2.20 Spruce Run IFLOWS
    1.88 Wolf Creek IFLOWS
    1.76 butt mtn IFLOWS
    1.68 North Fork IFLOWS
    1.15 Staffordsville coop

... Grayson County...

    4.56 Grayson Highland IFLOWS
    4.56 Jones Knob IFLOWS
    4.28 Bethel IFLOWS
    1.65 Troutdale dcp

... Halifax County...

    2.23 Randolph

... Henry County...

    6.73 Jones Creek IFLOWS
    6.60 Providence ch. IFLOWS
    6.34 blackberry brdg IFLOWS
    6.25 Smith River sg IFLOWS
    5.99 Mt Hermon church IFLOWS
    5.32 Meadows church IFLOWS
    4.86 lower Smith IFLOWS
    4.79 Chestnut Knob IFLOWS
    4.56 Marrowbone res. IFLOWS
    4.48 blackberry creek IFLOWS
    4.43 Rangeley branch IFLOWS
    4.28 Martinsville hyd elec IFLOWS
    4.20 Sanville IFLOWS
    3.44 Prilliman IFLOWS
    2.64 Philpott dam
    2.35 Blue Ridge Airport

... Montgomery County...

    3.31 Blacksburg IFLOWS
    3.19 Falling Branch IFLOWS
    2.92 brush mtn IFLOWS
    2.44 Ironto IFLOWS
    2.32 poor mtn. IFLOWS
    2.23 Blacksburg NWS
    2.16 Lafayette sg/IFLOWS
    2.04 Shawsville sg/IFLOWS
    1.50 Christiansburg 1s coop
    1.31 Lafayette coop
    1.05 VA tech Airport

... Nelson County...

    1.20 Bent Creek

... Patrick County...

    7.70 busted rock #2 IFLOWS
    4.96 Circle M IFLOWS
    4.12 Critz IFLOWS
    4.04 busted rock #1 IFLOWS
    3.84 Dry Pond IFLOWS
    3.80 slate mtn. IFLOWS
    3.27 Woolwine coop
    2.83 Stuart coop
    2.73 Meadows of Dan coop
    2.60 Raven Rock church IFLOWS
    2.04 Willow Hill chrch IFLOWS
    1.76 Doe Run church IFLOWS
    1.44 Central Academy IFLOWS
    1.00 Samuel Grove church IFLOWS

... Pulaski County...

    3.88 Peak Creek IFLOWS
    3.04 Back Creek IFLOWS
    2.92 caseknife stn IFLOWS
    2.36 nrv ap IFLOWS
    1.72 Cove mtn IFLOWS
    1.55 Radford coop

... Roanoke County...

    7.46 witt's Orchard
    5.99 Sugarloaf mtn IFLOWS
    5.96 Mason creek IFLOWS
    4.80 Mill Mountain IFLOWS
    4.31 Roanoke ap (asos)
    4.11 Mason Cove IFLOWS
    4.07 tinker creek S. IFLOWS sg/rg
    3.80 Fort Lewis mtn IFLOWS
    2.84 Salem pump stn IFLOWS
    1.75 Roanoke coop

... Rockbridge County...

    6.24 Irish Gap IFLOWS
    2.80 Buffalo ck at Murat IFLOWS sg/rg
    2.64 Glasgow coop
    2.56 Glasgow IFLOWS sg/rg
    2.28 Buena Vista river
    2.24 Rockbridge Baths iflw/USGS
    2.16 north mtn IFLOWS
    2.12 Kerrs Creek coop
    2.04 N. Buffalo crk IFLOWS
    1.80 Lexington IFLOWS
    1.08 Vesuvius IFLOWS

... Smyth County...

    2.72 Little Brushy IFLOWS
    2.48 Nebo IFLOWS
    2.40 Marion TVA rg
    2.00 Saltville precip (tva)
    1.84 Mt Empire Airport
    1.76 Walker house IFLOWS
    1.66 Saltville coop
    1.56 Camp IFLOWS

... Tazewell County...

    2.56 East River mtn IFLOWS
    2.36 Gratton IFLOWS
    1.80 Burkes Garden coop
    1.72 Springville IFLOWS
    1.60 Cumberland hts IFLOWS
    1.55 Richlands coop
    1.40 Bluestone IFLOWS
    1.34 Richlands precip (tva)
    1.20 Jewell Ridge IFLOWS
    1.16 xmas tree hill IFLOWS
    1.16 Whitaker Ridge

... Wythe County...

    3.80 2way Wytheville
    3.56 sand mtn IFLOWS
    3.27 Crawfish Valley IFLOWS
    3.23 Stony Fork usfs RAWS
    2.80 Cedar Springs IFLOWS
    2.22 Wytheville coop
    1.28 Walker lookout


West virgina


... Greenbrier County...

    1.39 Mikes Knob IFLOWS
    1.04 Alvon 3 NNW if
    1.01 Lewisburg 3 N

... Mercer County...

    1.88 Egeria IFLOWS
    1.64 Bramwell IFLOWS
    1.40 mataoka IFLOWS
    1.21 Bluefield FAA airpor

... Monroe County...

    1.36 Ballard IFLOWS

... Summers County...

    2.39 Keeney Knob IFLOWS
    2.34 Pipestem RAWS
    1.80 Ellison Ridge IFLOWS
    1.28 Pipestem Knob IFLOWS