Expires:201306081300;Remove:201306081300;306444 FPUS71 KRNK 081121 NOWRNK SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 721 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 NCZ004>006-VAZ014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-081300- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 721 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013 .NOW... A BAND OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND INTO THE PIEDMONT LOCATIONS THROUGH 9 AM. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT...SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY FROM STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH FROM ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE EASTWARD...BUT COULD TOTAL UP TO AN INCH WHERE THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS PASS ACROSS. $$