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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED 1 TO
1.5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS INSIDE OF AN HOUR...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN SINCE FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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058-059-WVZ042>045-191945-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-
WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
338 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED 1 TO
1.5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS INSIDE OF AN HOUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON WHERE HEAVY RAIN SETS UP ON
SATURDAY EVENING...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$