At 4:49 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood advisory in effect until 8 p.m. The advisory is for Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties.

Spring is the No. 1 severe weather season here in North Carolina. We average 13 tornadoes during meteorological spring in our state with several more reports of damaging winds and large hail. On ...