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Areal Flood Watch
    

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59° | 47° 54° | 38° 49° | 34° 52° | 31° 54° | 32°



Current conditions
As of 12:22 PM EST
at Galax, Virginia

Overcast
Temperature: 57°
Wind: East 8 mph
Dewpoint: 55°
Humidity: 94%
Visibility: 7.0 miles
Forecast

As of 11:47 am EST on March 12, 2010

This Afternoon...Showers likely. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Tonight...Rain with isolated thunderstorms. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Saturday...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph... becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Radar
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    Regional conditions
LocationConditionsTemp..
Woodlawn Overcast 57°
Pilot Mountain Light Drizzle 61°
Atkins Overcast 57°
Jefferson Overcast 54°
Boomer Overcast 57°
Belspring Light Rain 59°
Bluefield Overcast 59°
Blacksburg Light Rain 55°
Spencer Overcast 66°
Boone Light Rain 54°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
March 12, 2010
Normal high:52° Record high:79° (1990)
Normal low:34° Record low:8° (1998)
Sunrise:6:38 AM Moon Rise: 4:51 AM
Sunset:6:28 PM Moon Set: 3:45 PM
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Detailed History and Climate

Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 4:26 am EST on March 12, 2010


... Flood Watch in effect from 4 PM EST this afternoon through
Saturday morning...

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has expanded the

* Flood Watch to include portions of North Carolina... southwest
Virginia and southeast West Virginia... including the following
areas... in North Carolina... Alleghany NC... Ashe... Stokes...
Surry... Watauga... Wilkes and Yadkin. In southwest Virginia...
Bland... Carroll... Floyd... Giles... Grayson... Montgomery...
Patrick... Pulaski... Smyth... Tazewell and Wythe. In southeast
West Virginia... Mercer.

* From 4 PM EST this afternoon through Saturday morning

* temperatures will be above freezing into the weekend. Any snow
cover left in the mountains is expected to melt by this weekend.
In addition... heavy rain is likely from late this afternoon into
Saturday morning.

* The combination of heavy rain... snow melt and saturated soil may
result in flooding of small streams and creeks.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.





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