The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Yadkin River at Elkin.

Here are details of the warning:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YADKIN RIVER AT ELKIN. * FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING. * AT 10AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS... 3.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST... RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET... LOW-LYING BUSINESS... INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN ELKIN MAY BE IMPACTED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.0 FEET ON OCT 8 2005.


Also, the National Weather Service issued this flood warning for Yadkin, eastern Wilkes and Surry counties on Sunday evening:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 300 AM EST.

* AT 900 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODVILLE... WESTFIELD... TOAST... PINE RIDGE... PILOT MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN PARK... MOUNT AIRY... LOW GAP... LEVEL CROSS... FLAT ROCK... FAIRVIEW... DOBSON... BOTTOM... ARARAT... WHITE PLAINS... STATE ROAD AND BENHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS... STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING INCLUDING MUDSLIDES... OR ROAD CLOSURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 1... 8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.