HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 119 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 115 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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.
   FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 1029 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TODAY...
..STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STREAMING NORTHWARD
INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA TODAY.
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SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON
1029 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...
ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...
HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND PITTSYLVANIA.
* UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE CREEKS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN THE AREA TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS THIS AFTERNOON.
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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