At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over Jordan Mines, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Covington. Neola. Jordan Mines. Beartown State Park. Rorer. Alvon. and Callaghan.

* WHAT. Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE. In North Carolina, Ashe and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Grayson, Smyth, and Tazewell Counties. * WHEN. From 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. The strongest wind will be at the highest elevations.

* WHAT. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE. Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN. From 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Trees will more easily be toppled due to the wet ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. The strongest winds will be along the southern Blue Ridge.

* WHAT. Catastrophic, life threatening flooding, caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Stokes and Yadkin, Virginia, including the following areas, Campbell, Henry and Pittsylvania, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Greenbrier, Summers and Western Greenbrier. * WHEN. Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - An additional 3 to 10 inches of rain will fall on already saturated soils. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes, Virginia, including the following areas, Alleghany VA, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell and Wythe, and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, Mercer and Monroe. * WHEN. Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - An additional 3 to 6 inches of rain will fall on already saturated soils. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. Portions of central, south central, and west central Virginia, including the following counties and independent city, in central Virginia, Amherst, Campbell and City of Lynchburg. In south central Virginia, Bedford and Pittsylvania. In west central Virginia, Botetourt, Franklin and Rockbridge. * WHEN. Until 230 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 828 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Lynchburg, Bedford, Altavista, Hurt, Glasgow, Huddleston and Forest. - For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE. A portion of southwest Virginia, including the following counties and independent city, Carroll, City of Galax, Grayson and Wythe. * WHEN. Until 400 PM EDT. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen across saturated soils since 8 am this morning. - Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to locally 4 inches are possible in the warned area through midnight. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Wytheville, Galax, Hillsville, Rural Retreat, Independence, Fries and Patterson. - For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWRNK The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. Southwestern Bland County in southwestern Virginia. Grayson County in southwestern Virginia. Smyth County in southwestern Virginia. Tazewell County in southwestern Virginia. Western Wythe County in southwestern Virginia. The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia. * Until 630 PM EDT Thursday. * At 1229 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Wytheville. Galax. Marion. Richlands. Bluefield. Tazewell. Saltville. This includes the following streams and drainages. Beaver Creek, Blue Spring Creek, Big Creek, Beaverdam Creek, Bear Branch, Bluestone River, Beech Fork and Big Horse Creek.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of southeast West Virginia, including the following counties, Monroe and Summers. * WHEN. Until 515 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 818 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to locally 3 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Hinton, Alderson, Peterstown, Union, Sandstone, Pipestem and Wayside. - For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of southwest Virginia, including the following counties, Giles and Pulaski. * WHEN. Until 500 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 807 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Radford, Pulaski, Pearisburg, Dublin, Narrows, Pembroke and Poplar Hill. - For flooding safety information, please visit http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood