# Flood Advisory: Ashe, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-10 21:39 ingested 2026-10-11 02:54

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Advisory — Ashe, NC; Watauga, NC; Wilkes, NC
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...South Central Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina...
Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina...
Southwestern Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...

* WHEN...Until 330 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Overflowing poor drainage
areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 936 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated bands of moderate to heavy
rain moving north across the area. Minor flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 4.5
inches of rain have fallen since early Saturday afternoon.

- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Laurel Fork, Left Prong Stony Fork, Norris Fork, Dutch Creek,
Grassy Creek, Flat Branch, Mill Creek, Brushy Fork, Dugger Creek,
Fall Creek, Meat Camp Creek, Elk Creek and Little Dugger Creek.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are expected over the
area through early Sunday mornikng. This additional rain will
result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Boone, Blowing Rock, Deep Gap, Todd, Foscoe, Seven Devils and
Aho.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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