WGUS61 KRNK 090900 FFARNK FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 500 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN IS EXITING THE AREA... NCZ003>006-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-091000- /O.CAN.KRNK.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080510T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 500 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE EXITED THE AREA. RAINFALL OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WAS WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA OVERNIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOOD PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. IF FLOODING IS OCCURRING WHEN CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS EXPIRE...THEY WILL BE FOLLOWED UP WITH GENERAL FLOOD WARNINGS. $$ JJ