Power Outage in Boone, NC

Wind gusts blew trees and power lines blown down countywide. 58 MPH wind gusts were measured at the Boone AWOS site and at a mesonet site near Blowing Rock. Damage values are estimated.

Wind gusts from 59 to 68 MPH were measured in Watauga County, with the strongest gust measured at Blowing Rock. Over 1,300 homes and businesses lost power due to the winds.

A wintry mix of precipitation fell across the county. A trace to 0.5 inches of ice from freezing rain, as well as 0.3 inches of sleet and a trace to 4 inches of snow were reported throughout Watauga, with Beech Mountain receiving the heaviest ice and snow. Between 150 and 200 locations lost power. Key Impacts: Travel delays due to ice and snow covered roads, power outages.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and some power lines from west to east through the center of the county. A few hundred residents lost power.

A wind gust of 62 mph was reported at a private weather station one mile west of Aho. Additionally, trees and power lines were brought down within Watauga County, interrupting power for 6100 customers.

Snowfall reports from trained spotters, the public and CoCoRaHS ranged from 3 to 9 inches across the county, with highest reports coming from Seven Devils, Boone, and Aho. Widespread damage to trees and power lines was reported, creating a loss of power for over 2,500 customers. Key Impacts: Widespread loss of power, impassable roads, traffic delays.

Several trees were blown down countywide. Over 200 customers in Watauga County lost power during Tropical Storm Zeta. In addition, mesonet site KNCBANNE24 recorded a wind gust of 54 MPH.

A few power lines were reported down throughout Watauga County, causing some power outages.

High wind gusts, ranging from several around 45 mph to a recorded gust of 56 mph measured at the Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB), were observed across Watauga County. These high wind gusts blew down multiple trees at various locations across the county, as well as a power line along Mountainview Baptist Church Road. These high winds, combined with frigid temperatures associated with Arctic air, resulted in wind chill values as low as -20F in spots across the county.

Ice accretion across the county ranged from 0.25 inches at a location one mile west of Boone and also a location one mile west-northwest of Aho, 0.30 inches at a location two miles east-northeast of Sands, and 0.50 inches at a location one mile north of Boone. Power outages occurred to downed power lines and impacted at least 1000 customers. Several trees were brought down by the weight of the ice.

Numerous damaging wind gusts in the 45 mph to locally 60 mph range blew down dozens of trees across the county. Two of these trees fell on homes: one each in the communities of Boone and Foscoe, both causing structural damage. The high winds also damaged several festival tents at the Woolly Worm Festival held in the community of Banner Elk, which caused the remainder of the weekend event to be cancelled. Falling trees caused damage to the power grid in at least 32 locations, leaving more than 3,500 people without power.

Wind gusts estimated to be in the 40 to 50 mph range were common during the passage of Tropical Storm Michael, with higher gusts likely. The AWOS at the Boone-Watauga Hospital (KTNB) measured a maximum gust of 48 mph. These gusty winds, when combined with the effects of saturated ground due to heavy rain from the storm, resulted in hundreds of trees, as well as numerous power lines, down across the county. As many as ten trees were observed blown down in the Meat Camp Community.

Media accounts said that a debris flow, described as as a 'landslide' impacted the home around 230 PM EDT and the homeowner contacted the gas company at 430 PM to turn off liquid propane supply to the home. The account stated that around this time the owners attempted to remove gas fumes by ventilating the residence. The power to a back-up water heater at the home was turned on around 5:08 p.m., and at 5:11 p.m. an explosion was reported to the County 911 center.||Around aused a p house to collapse which triggered a gas explosion destroying the home in the Heavenly Mountain subdivision of Boone. Police said heavy rains caused a hillside to give way and slide into the home.

Winds downed power lines across the county and in the town of Boone and also downed more than one dozen trees. One high voltage power line that was downed resulted in 5000 customers to be without power alone. Damage values are estimated.

Winds from the remnants of Irma caused numerous trees to fall across Watauga County, especially in areas around Foscoe, Blowing Rock, Vilas, and Boone, NC. A peak wind gust was measured at 58 MPH near Silverstone during the pre-dawn hours. As a result, thousands were left without power across the county, and numerous roads were temporarily closed due to the downed trees.

A line of severe thunderstorms brought down numerous trees and power lines across Watauga County. In Reese and Zionville, 30 to 40 trees were blown down. At least one person was injured, when a tree fell onto a vehicle on Big Hill Road near Boone. A section of roof was blown off the Nathan's Walk apartment complex in downtown Boone. At the peak of the event, over 16,000 people in Watauga County were without power.

A line of severe thunderstorms brought down numerous trees and power lines across Watauga County. In Reese and Zionville, 30 to 40 trees were blown down. At least one person was injured, when a tree fell onto a vehicle on Big Hill Road near Boone. A section of roof was blown off the Nathan's Walk apartment complex in downtown Boone. At the peak of the event, over 16,000 people in Watauga County were without power.

Strong winds and saturated ground allowed for some trees to be blown down across the county. Power outages occurred for fifty customers when a tree fell on power lines in Blowing Rock. Damage values are estimated.

Several gusts in the 50 to 57 knot range were observed during the early morning hours at the KTNB AWOS. The strongest measured gust was 66 knots. These strong winds blew a roof off of a shed and brought down multiple trees and power lines|down along Browns Chapel Road.

Winds blew trees a trees down across the county. A lone tree was blown down near Perkinsville, and a lone tree was also blown down near Valle Crucis. More than one tree were blown down near Beach Mountain, and these brought down a power line. Damage values are estimated.

Power lines were brought down along Vanderpool Road and Powderhorn Mountain Road due to the high winds. Trees were down countywide, especially from Boone west to the border with Tennessee.

High winds knocked down at least five trees across roads across Watauga County. Trees and power lines were blown down on Route 221 near Holloway Mountain Road.

Very strong winds brought down a tree onto power lines near Boone and caused the Rocky Knob wildfire. Winds gusted to 62 mph at Boone AWOS around 2:20 PM.

Snow broke out across the county late Thursday evening and continued through the day Friday. It mixed with sleet and freezing rain during the day Friday when warmer air moved in aloft. The precipitation ended as snow showers Friday evening. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 11 inches were common, with up to a tenth of an inch of ice as well.||Only minor tree and power line damage was reported.

Up to 1 inch of ice was reported on trees with some trees and power lines brought down.

A chicken house was overturned in the Deep Gap area. Trees and power lines were downed throughout the county.

One quarter to one third of an inch of glaze occurred during this event. The highest totals occurred closer to the Blue Ridge. The weight of the ice downed trees and power lines in the county.

Trees and powerlines were downed county wide.

High winds occurred after the passage of a cold front. These winds helped to cause a great abundance of trees and power lines to be blown or taken down across the region. Given the dry conditions across the region, many of the downed power lines sparked small brush fires.

Damaging winds gusts behind a cold front caused damage and power outages along the southern Blue Ridge in northwest NC. Thousands lost power, and damage to trees, sheds, and roofs occurred.

An area of low pressure formed along a frontal system in the Gulf of Mexico and moved quickly up the east coast. Mild temperatures initially over the area cooled enough to transition rain to a wintry mix and snow over the mountains and foothills of NC. Ice, sleet, and snow along with strong winds caused scattered power outages.

In advance of the arrival of a strong, cold Arctic high pressure system, northwest winds were strong to damaging across the region with gusts within the 58 to 62 mph range during the morning of the 23rd. As the center of the Arctic high arrived, winds were not quite as strong, but falling temperatures to below zero, combined with the gusty winds produced extremely low wind chills by the morning of the 24th. Across the North Carolina Mountains, these wind chills ranged as low as 32 to 45 degrees below zero, with values over the Foothills dipping to around 17 degrees below zero. The impact of the strong to damaging winds were trees and power lines brought down resulting in scattered power outages.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved north from the Gulf Coast states into the Central Appalachians. Strong low level shear and abundant tropical moisture sparked low topped, rotating thunderstorms which helped spawn two brief EF-0 tornados in Wilkes County. Non-rotating damaging thunderstorm winds also occurred in portions of northwest North Carolina during the afternoon of the 17th and again during the late evening of the 17th into the early morning hours of the 18th. These multiple rounds of thunderstorms|led to at least 9,000 residents losing power in northwest North Carolina. In addition, a south to southeast flow of high tropical moisture allowed for several inches of rain to fall over portions of our area, with the highest amounts in the NC mountains.

Low pressure tracked northeast along the east coast of the U.S. Moisture from this system fell as a wintry mix across parts of North Carolina. Freezing rain impacted the Northern Mountains and Foothill region of North Carolina with ice accretions averaging around one-tenth of an inch to as much as four-tenths of an inch. At the higher end of this range, specific amounts included three-tenths at near Sparta, one-quarter inch near Baldwin, one-quarter inch near Aho, and four-tenths of an inch at North Wilkesboro. Light amounts of sleet and/or snow also fell during this event. Key Impacts: Slick and slushy roads and sidewalks, downed trees and power lines.

Winds associated with Tropical Storm Zeta caused damage throughout northwestern NC. Wind gusts reached 30-40 knots during the peak of the storm. Numerous trees were blown down by Tropical Storm Zeta, with dozens falling on homes, power lines or blocking roadways, and thousands reportedly losing power.

Sporadic strong wind gusts behind cold front exceeded 60 MPH and a few power lines down fall in Watauga County. This event continued into January 1st, 2020.

An upper level disturbance moving through a large scale upper trough enhanced westerly flow in the lower levels of the atmosphere. The strongest winds in the low level jet were just mixed down into the higher reaches of the North Carolina High Country. Winds were strong enough to down power lines and cause power outages to over 1000 people across the area.

An approaching cold front brought a squall line across North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms within this line combined with strong wind aloft to produce damaging winds that blew down trees and power lines.

A cold front passed through the area the afternoon of April 26. Behind this front, very strong northwest winds developed with a few location experiencing wind gusts around 60 mph for a short period of time heading into the evening hours. Significant tree damage and power failures occurred in Surry County as a result of the winds.

A strong cold front passed through the area, bringing strong winds behind it. High pressure building to the southwest, and a deepening low pressure center to the north, produced damaging winds across the high country of North Carolina. There were 41 reported power outages combined in Watauga and Ashe counties.

A low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic. Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow. Some sleet and freezing drizzle also fell during this storm. The heavy snow caused numerous vehicle accidents and downed trees that fell on to roads and power lines, and it also caused one indirect fatality in Yadkin County. Average snowfall accumulations ranged from ten to twenty inches over northwest North Carolina.

Southwest winds on the east side of an advancing area of low pressure brought warm and moist air across the region the night of November 14th into the morning of November 15th. This warm and moist air resulted in rain falling across the area, but falling through a shallow layer of below freezing air just above and at ground level, and onto surfaces also below freezing. The result was a freezing rain event that deposited a range of one-quarter to one-half inch of ice on trees, power lines, and roads. The weight of the ice on some trees downed those trees. This, in combination with the weight of ice on power lines, also downed power lines. At least 7500 customers were without power in Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga Counties. Vehicle accidents occurred on slick roads.

As the direct storm circulation from Michael approached in the early morning hours of October 11, rainfall and strong winds began first in Watauga County in northwest NC, and progressed north and east through the day. In addition, a cold front moving in from the west and interacted with the storm and enhanced rainfall, especially over the eastern counties. Widespread rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches were reported, along with local amounts over 10 inches, from the mountains of North Carolina across the foothills and piedmont. Much of the rain fell in a 3 to 6 hour period, resulting in widespread, significant flash flooding and river flooding in all the NC counties of the Blacksburg WFO area of responsibility. In addition, as the northern portion of the storm circulation moved across the Piedmont, bands of heavier rains/convection developed and mixed strong winds down to the surface. Wind speeds were observed strongest across the higher terrain from the Blue Ridge westward, where 40 to 50 mph gusts were observed. Winds speeds further east were generally lower as the storm continued to weaken along its eastward track. Many trees and power lines were blown down in the water logged soil across the northern portion of North Carolina, resulting in blocked roads and numerous power outages. The state of North Carolina included the following counties located within the Blacksburg WFO area in north central NC in a request (December 12, 2018) for a federal disaster declaration as a result of Tropical Storm Michael: Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin. The outcome of the request was not available at this writing.

A cold front started moving into the region during the morning hours, and by evening was east of the region. As it passed through the area, showers and storms accompanied it, some reaching severe levels with winds that blew down trees and power lines.

An area of low pressure tracked northeast along the U.S. east coast. Ample moisture wrapped westward around this low where it encountered temperatures cold enough at all levels of the atmosphere to produce widespread snowfall. Amounts totaled around four inches across the North Carolina Piedmont to five to seven inches across the Northern Mountains of North Carolina. Across the Northern Mountains the weight of the snow caused power lines to dip. When the snow fell off the line, the line then sprung upward impacting other lines and causing power outages. A total of roughly 2900 customers in Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, and Watauga Counties lost power due to this process. While snow amounts across Surry County were not as heavy, the snow posed a hazard for motorists with at least 60 vehicle accidents occurring in that county.

A cold front crossed the region on the evening of March 1st. Behind the front very strong winds a few thousand feet off the surface were brought downward due to good mixing within the lower levels. The long lasting, greater than 60 mph winds helped produce widespread damage that included hundreds of trees down and hundreds of power lines down, thousands of people left without power for a period of time, and damaged structures due to the falling trees. The damaging winds continued through mid-day March 3rd.

A strong cold front crossed the region during the early morning hours of December 14th. An associated strong pressure gradient and cold air advection help generate damaging wind gusts across the higher peaks of the northern mountains of North Carolina. Trees were reported blown down in the community of Boone, near Ennice, and in Jefferson. Power lines were brought down between Crumpler and Jefferson.

A cold front moved through the area the afternoon of April 2nd, 2016. Wind gusts 58 MPH and higher brought down trees and power lines and also one isolated occurrence of shingles blown off a roof.

A strong winter storm moved from the southeast U.S. into New England. This resulted in widespread heavy snow in the North Carolina mountains. In the foothills and Piedmont, up to 6 inches of snow fell, but freezing rain accumulations (up to 0.25 of an inch) were more significant. In the wake of the storm, strong winds were observed across the region. Coupled with the icy conditions, this led to numerous traffic accidents and power outages.

A very strong Arctic cold front plunged southward through the region during the afternoon and evening of the 14th. Very strong northwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 62 mph were noted across much of the region behind the front. These strong winds blew down dozens of trees and power lines across the region. Numerous power outages were observed.

A very high amplitude upper atmospheric pattern featured equally deep troughs in the western and eastern U.S. Within the eastern U.S. trough, was a vigorous Alberta clipper that intensified immensely as it plunged into the southeast states into the base of the upper trough. Meanwhile...a large nearly 1040mb Canadian High was plunging into the central and eastern U.S. on the back side of the developing storm system in the southeast states. The combination of these features brought an early season snowfall principally to the Appalachian mountains of eastern Tennessee, far southwest Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. Light snow also fell in the mountains of eastern West Virginia, but the storm system tracked too far south for any significant amounts in that region. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 1 to 3 inch range across this region...with some higher totals of 4 to 6 inches in the higher elevations of northwest North Carolina. Strong and gusty northwest winds accompanied the snow in these areas causing scattered power outages. Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany counties in northwest North Carolina were particularly impacted by the combination of 30 to 40 mph wind gusts and the heavy wet snow, leaving 446, 457, and 347 members of these counties, respectively, without power for several hours. Because of warm temperatures within the preceding days and the early season time of the event, roads and travel conditions were not significantly impacted.||Here are some of the snow reports from northwest North Carolina of the afternoon of November 1, 2014. These denote the high end of the event in these counties. Note, the event actually began during the afternoon of October 31st.||Alleghany (Laurel Springs) - 6.9 inches,|Ashe (West Jefferson) - 5 inches,|Watauga (3N Bethel) - 6.7 inches.

A complex storm with low pressure tracking out of the Gulf of Mexico to the Carolina coast along with an upper level low moving across the mountains brought periods of snow, sleet and freezing rain to both the mountains and piedmont with total snow amounts up to 8 inches. A significant number of power outages were reported.

A series of deep upper low pressure systems and associated intense surface lows tracked across the region during the last two weeks of December bringing winter weather and strong to high winds to southwest Virginia, southeast West Virginia, the adjacent Allegheny Highlands of Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. Several surface lows tracked from the week before Christmas through the final days of the year in a similar path from the Tennessee Valley across southwest Virginia and/or southeast West Virginia, then toward the mid-Atlantic region. As the surface low pressure areas intensified off the mid-Atlantic coast, very strong, gusty northwest winds developed across the region, especially southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph were common from the evening of the 26th through the early morning hours of the 27th. The strong winds blew down a number of trees, many onto power lines and some onto roads, resulting in scattered power outages throughout the region. Here are some sample wind gusts measured from various weather stations across northwest North Carolina and the date/time that they occurred. Note, counties not listed either do not have reporting stations or had wind gusts reported or measured of less than 35 mph.||Alleghany County (Barrett): 12/27/12, 1225 am EST, 43 mph,|Ashe County (Jefferson AWOS): 12/27/12, 455 am EST, 78 mph,| (Laurel Springs RAWS): 12/27/12: 610 am EST, 56 mph,|Stokes County (3W Capella): 12/26/12, 725 pm EST, 40 mph,|Watauga County (1ESE Boone AWOS): 12/27/12, 335 am EST, 75 mph.

An arctic cold front crossed the region during the evening hours of the 12th with very strong winds developing behind it in the tightened pressure gradient. The powerful winds initiated late on the 12th and persisted all day and evening on the 13th.

An area of low pressure strengthened as it moved north of our area. Behind the cold front associated with this low, gusty northwest winds developed which blew down trees and power lines across portions of the northwest North Carolina mountains.

A complex area of low pressure tracked west of the Appalachians on the 25th and a cold front pushed across the mountains during the late morning. Winds behind the front were extremely gusty across much of the area, reaching over 60 mph in some locations. Damage was mainly to trees and some power lines, triggering several wildfires as well.

An intense surface low tracked from the upper Great Lakes into New England during the day on the 14th creating a very tight pressure gradient and powerful winds across much of the region. A wildfire at Rocky Knob east of Boone was likely initiated by the downed power lines and was also spread by the high winds.

A major storm affected the eastern U.S. during the period from November 30-December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes providing an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region. Precipitable water values were extremely high for very early December, running from 1.3 to 1.6 inches or nearly 200 percent of normal. Precipitation developed late on the 29th and produced moderate rains (0.25 to 0.50���) across the western portion of the NWS Blacksburg forecast area for the 24 hours ending at 7 AM EST on the 30th. Heavier and more widespread precipitation developed on the evening of the 30th into the early morning hours of the December 1st.

Strong low pressure tracked from Texas through Iowa from December 24-25 bringing a very strong east to southeasterly flow across the area. The winds gusted to near 80 mph at some high elevation sites (above 3500 feet) across northwest North Carolina and caused pockets of considerable damage to trees and power lines.

As low pressure moved northeast along the East Coast, very strong northwest winds in its wake downed trees and power lines.

A very strong pressure gradient developed as a vigorous area of low pressure moved northeast from the North Carolina coast to off the Long Island coast developing into a nor'easter and high pressure progressed into the area from the midwest. Trees and power lines were blown down as a result of the strong winds which were common across the region. There was also some minor damage to some structures. Most areas experienced wind gusts between 50 and 65 mph, with isolated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts at higher elevations.

As an area of low pressure exited the region to the northeast, it intensified resulting in an increased pressure gradient across the area. The result was an increase in cross mountain flow helping to mix down stronger winds from aloft that downed numerous trees and power lines.

A cold front passed across North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 14th. After sunrise, winds increased and very strong gusts during the day resulted in numerous reports of trees down, many power lines down, and power outages. In Blowing Rock, NC (Watauga Co.) the canopy over gas pumps at a convience store blew over and was damaged.

Deep closed upper level low and associated surface low passed directly over northwest North Carolina on April 2nd. The surface low deepened significantly as it exited and headed northeast. Unusualy strong low level winds developed in the deep, cyclonic flow in the storm's wake. The strongest wind gusts topped out in the 50 to 56 kt range for at least a one hour time frame. The winds caused widespread (mostly tree and powerline) damage over the favored high (cross-mountain flow) wind locations. Wet soil conditions likely aggravated the tree damage. There were also a few reports of structural damage (mainly roof and siding damage).The injury in Wilkes Co. occurred in Traphill. A female was brusied and scratched when wind jerked open a door to her home as she turned the door knob to exit. The door being blow open quickly by the wind caused her to fall into a vehicle parked outside.

Damaging gradient winds resulted in numerous reports of trees and powerlines down with some damage to structures. A couple specific reports include a plate glass window being blown out an automobile parts store in West Jefferson, and trees down near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Glade Valley. Wind gusts were measured at 54 kts at the aiport in Boone.

Damaging gradient winds in the early morning hours of 18 Nov 2004 behind the exiting remnants of hurricane Ivan downed numerous trees and power lines. 2000 people were without power in Ashe Co. Locally heavy rain around the Foscoe area of Watauga Co. prompted flooding of small streams and mudslides...which caused damage to several homes.

The remnants of Hurricane Ivan brought high winds to the mountains of northwest North Carolina during the morning of the 17th. These high winds brought trees down across Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga counties. Residents in Ashe and Watauga county sustained power outages.

Thunderstorms with damaging winds downed numerous trees, tree limbs, and powerlines across varoius parts of the county. Also a 90X20 ft shed was blown over in Bethel.

A strong cold front moved through the area late on the 27th, ushering in strong winds during the morning of the 28th. These high winds downed trees, which fell onto powerlines in Watauga County. Trees were also blown down in Ashe County.

Heavy wet snow developed during the morning hours on the 10th and continued into the evening. Significant accumulations, mainly from 4 to 8 inches ocurred at elevations above 3,500 feet. During this event, Beech Mountain received up to a foot of snow and locations along the Blue Ridge in Ashe County received 8 inches. The weight of the snow knocked down power lines, resulting in about 3,700 customers in Ashe County and 250 customers in Watauga County without power. In addition, there were numerous traffic accidents.A non-thunderstorm wind gust of 87 mph was measured on Bald Knob in Ashe County.

Heavy snow accumulated 6 to 12 inches during the morning of the 30th. The weight of the wet snow downed tree limbs and some trees and power lines, resulting in numerous power outages.

High winds during the evening of the 22nd through the 23rd downed numerous trees and power lines. Boone in Watauga County measured a wind gust of 77 miles an hour. A tree fell onto two cars near Boone, otherwise no reports of damage to private property were received.

Freezing rain and sleet fell across the region from late on the 15th through midday on the 17th. Ice accretions ranged from 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the northwestern mountains and foothills to as much as 1 inch east of the foothills. Sleet accumulated from 1 to 4 inches. Up to 50,000 residences were without power for a brief time.

Early during the morning of the 3rd, high winds downed trees and power lines across Watauga County.

High winds during the evening of the 23rd and morning of the 24th downed trees and power lines across Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties. The AWOS at Boone in Watauga County measured a wind gust of 63 miles an hour.

High winds during the morning of the 8th downed trees and some power lines. A house near Sparta had shingles blown off the roof.

High winds during the afternoon downed numerous trees and power lines across the region. A man in Meat Camp was killed when a tree fell onto a tractor he was riding. The tracter was also damaged. In addition numerous wind gusts of near 70 mph were reported in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties. In Watauga County, a number of trees were downed onto homes causing significant damage to roofs and front porches.

High winds downed trees and power lines on the 14th across Ashe and Watauga counties. A period of wind gusts to 62 miles an hour were reported at Boone in Watauga County.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 27th produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Walnut Cove, trees near Madison causing damage to a mobile home and the roof of a home, and power lines in Reidsville and Ruffin. Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a mudslide across Route 321, 2.5 miles southeast of Boone.

High winds during the late afternoon and evening of the 4th downed trees and power lines.

Snow from late in the morning of the 20th through the early morning of the 21st accumulated from 5 to 12 inches.In Ashe and Watauga counties, the combination of the heavy wet snow and strong winds downed power lines with scattered power outages reported. In Watauga County there was also minor damage to several structures when trees land on them.High winds In Surry County during the night of the 20th and the morning of the 21st downed trees and power lines. Several trees were downed onto cars.

Snow during the 6th accumulated 4 to 10 inches across Ashe and Watauga counties.High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 6th downed trees and power lines in Ashe and Watauga counties.

High winds during the morning and afternoon of the 20th downed trees and power lines.The wind in Jefferson in Ashe County gusted past 50 knots several times, with the highest gust of 53 knots occurring at 556 AM.

High winds during the midday and afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. These winds resulted in minor property damage in Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga counties. Winds gusted to 54 knots in Jefferson in Ashe County.