At 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood watch valid from 2 p.m. until Friday midnight. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.

NORFOLK, Va. — A weak cold front is expected to move into the region on Friday and Saturday, bringing an uptick in unsettled weather & heavy downpours. While much of each day will remain dry, conditions will become increasingly favorable for showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the afternoon and evening hours.

Days after deadly flooding in North Carolina from Tropical Depression Chantal, the flooding threat has returned, with more heavy rain expected to fall over the Carolinas.