Power Outage in Hendersonville, NC

County comms reported four trees and a power line blown down between East Flat Rock and Hendersonville.

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Henderson County. Multiple buildings and at least one vehicle were damaged, mainly due to falling trees.

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on River Rd in Etowah and other trees down closer to Hendersonville.

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on River Rd in Etowah and other trees down closer to Hendersonville.

Law enforcement reported a tree and powerline blown down near Apple Blossom Park Dr (2 ENE Fletcher). County comms reported several trees and power lines down in Mountain Home area.

Law enforcement reported a tree and powerline blown down near Apple Blossom Park Dr (2 ENE Fletcher). County comms reported several trees and power lines down in Mountain Home area.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down on 4th Ave W near North Washington St.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Dozens of trees were blown down around a golf course on the north side of Etowah. Other trees and power lines were blown down sporadically toward the|Hendersonville area.

Several trees blown down near exit 49 off of I-26, including trees blocking parts of N Main St and upper Ridgewood Bvd, and a tree on a car on Oak St. Also, several large limbs took down power lines.

Trees blown down on power lines.

A tree was blown down onto power lines just north of town, with 2 other small trees down in the same area.

As freezing rain continued to fall through the early morning hours, ice accretion became significant enough to cause widespread damage to trees and power lines across Henderson County. The lingering ice caused numerous traffic accidents during rush hour on the morning of the 9th. At least one fatal accident (indirect) occurred near Etowah.

Numerous power lines and trees were blown down, including nine Bradford Pear trees at a golf course.

Several trees and powerlines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines down. Some trees fell on houses. Over 7000 homes lost power during the storm and remained without power for much of the night.

Very strong west/northwest winds developed across the mountains of southwest North Carolina, northeast Georgia, and Upstate South Carolina behind a cold front during the morning, and continued through the afternoon and into the evening before diminishing. Numerous trees were blown down across the area, some of which fell on and took down power lines, resulting in scattered power outages.

Very light freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and freezing mist developed across the Blue Ridge of western North Carolina during late morning, in assocation with low pressure developing along a warm front across the Gulf Coast states/Tennesse Valley. Owing to about a week of unseasonably cold weather, the precipitation froze to surfaces very quickly, and roads became very slick, resulting in numerous traffic accidents. The freezing rain rates increased during the evening, and moderate to heavy freezing rain continued through the overnight hours. By the pre-dawn hours of the 16th, total ice accretion ranged from one-quarter to one-half inch across the area. This resulted in quite a few trees and power lines, with at least scattered power outages reported.

Light rain changed to freezing rain around midnight across southeast Blue Ridge areas, with freezing rain continuing off and on through the overnight. Precipitation became heavy at times just prior to sunrise and lasted through mid-morning before changing over to rain. Heavy ice accumulations were reported in the Saluda grade area of Polk County, and across eastern and southern Henderson County. Total ice accumulation of just over 1/4 inch was reported in these areas, which downed several trees and power lines.

Strong winds developed across the upper French Broad Valley and along parts of the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge as northwest flow developed across the region. The winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in McDowell County, with at least one tree falling on a vehicle. Multiple business signs were blown in Marion. Parts of western Rutherford County and Henderson County were also affected by damaging winds.

Numerous trees were blown down, mainly near the Blue Ridge escarpment,|during the mid and late morning. Some of the trees fell on power lines, resulting in outages.

Scattered damage to trees and power lines began to occur across the mountains during the pre-dawn hours, and continued into mid-morning, as freezing rain fell.

The counties reported damage from high winds, mainly trees and power lines, with some structural damage possible, mainly from falling trees.

Freezing rain fell during the evening and overnight hours. Ice accretion caused some trees and large limbs to fall. Some trees fell on power lines, causing scattered outages. Sleet was mixed with the freezing rain at times, especially in McDowell County.

Freezing rain began during the early morning hours, and ice accretion of around 1/2 inch had occurred by noon. Numerous trees and power lines fell under the weight of the ice.

Strong winds following a cold front reached damaging levels in a few locations. Most damage was limited to downed trees and power lines, which blocked roads for a while in some areas.

A lightning bolt from a morning thunderstorm struck a power line, then traveled into a two story home and ignited a blaze which completely destroyed the home and its contents.