Several counties under a flood guard in Western North Carolina

Ashe County, NC (WBTV) – On Friday, a flood guard was issued for several counties in Western North Carolina.

The watch – which was issued by the National Weather Service – includes the following counties:

• Alleeghany
• As he
• Caswell
• Stokes
• Surry
• Rockingham
• Watauga
• Wilkes
• Yadkin

Other counties in nearby parts of Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia and Kentucky are also among flood guards.

The National Weather Service The clock will come into force on Friday, July 18 at 2 p.m. and go through the evening.

The agency said excessive rainfall could lead to floods, with 2 to 4 inch total precipitation possible in some places. The high amount of precipitation and with drains into rivers, streams and streams could lead to floods.

The weather service said that showers and storms are “probably” in the watch region on Friday.

The first Alert weather team from WBTV by meteorologists has been pursuing the daily storm chances for days, and Friday is no exception.

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