Weather Alert in North Carolina
Flood Advisory issued July 9 at 8:46PM EDT until July 10 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA
AREAS AFFECTED: Alleghany, NC; Surry, NC; Wilkes, NC
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, including the following counties, in north central North Carolina, Surry. In northwest North Carolina, Alleghany NC and Wilkes. * WHEN...Until 1245 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 839 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that light to occasionally moderate rainfall is occurring across the advisory area. However, runoff from between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain that fell this afternoon continues to collect within area creeks and streams, holding them at or above bankful levels. Minor flooding will continue for the next few hours. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Big Pine Creek, Camp Creek, Cane Creek, Camp Branch, Big Bugaboo Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Christian Creek, Chestnut Creek, Brush Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Basin Creek and Bee Tree Branch. Additional rainfall amounts of locally up to 1 inch are possible over the area. This additional rain will support continued minor flooding of creeks and streams. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... North Wilkesboro... Elkin... Fairview... Jonesville... Dobson... Ronda... Traphill... - 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.
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
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Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
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water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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