354 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020 Ashe-Watauga-Grayson-Smyth- 354 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020 .NOW... At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms along a line extending from Mount Rogers National Recreation Area to near Volney to Meat Camp, moving northeast at 15 mph. Portions of the Mountain Empire Region of southwest Virginia and the Northern Mountains of North Carolina can expect numerous showers and a few thunderstorms through at least 430 PM EDT. Locally heavy rain will be possible. Locations impacted include... Marion... Jefferson... West Jefferson... Lansing... Mouth Of Wilson... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... and Ashland.