Het weer voor Hickory Ridge

Flood Watch issued September 26 at 2:42PM EDT until September 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA* WHAT...Catastrophic, life threatening flooding, caused byexcessive rainfall continues to be possible.* WHERE...Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,Alleghany NC, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin,Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst,Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig, Floyd,Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick,Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell andWythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas,Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier.* WHEN...Through Friday evening.* IMPACTS...Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks andrivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high andcould flood with more heavy rain.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- An additional 3 to 10 inches of rain will fall on alreadysaturated soils.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

National Weather Service

Wind Advisory issued September 26 at 2:09PM EDT until September 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina,central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, andsoutheast West Virginia.* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.Trees will more easily be toppled due to the wet ground.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be along thesouthern Blue Ridge.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

National Weather Service