Power Outage in Brevard, NC

County comms reported trees and power lines down on Hart Rd at Everett Rd. Time estimated from radar.

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines down along Diamond Creek Road and vicinity and multiple lines down along Highway 178 south of Rosman.

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down throughout the county.

FD reported a tree blown down on Highway 64 near Old Rosman Highway and power lines down on Highway 64 in Rosman.

County comms reported a few trees blown down on power lines from the Balsam Grove area to Brevard.

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down in the Cedar Mountain area, and at least one tree down in the Little River community (3 N).

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down in the Cedar Mountain area, and at least one tree down in the Little River community (3 N).

FD reported a few trees and power lines blown down near Becky Mountain.

Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down on Island Ford Rd.

Multiple trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down across the county. In Brevard, trees were blown down on homes on South Caldwell St and Merrill Loop, with significant damage occurring to both homes.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Little River area.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county, with at least one tree on a house.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

A tree was blown down on Wilson Rd and a tree was blown onto power lines on highway 276 southeast of town.

The Little River overflowed its banks, flooding Cedar Lane and forcing evacuations of homes along the river. Trees and power lines were taken down by mudslides.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A number of tree and power lines were blown down.

Some trees and powerlines were blown down.

High winds developed overnight as a strong low level jet, boosted by weak convection, brought damaging wind gusts to the surface. Damaging winds started in a few counties late in the evening, peaking between midnight and 6 am in most locations. Damage was mostly limited to downed trees and power lines, with resulting power outages, but in Madison County, a barn was blown into the road near Laurel.

Trees and power lines were blown down all over the city.

Strong west to northwest winds developed across the northern mountains of North Carolina in the wake of a cold front. Although winds became very gusty immediately after the cold front passed during the afternoon, the damaging winds primarily occurred during the evening and overnight hours, when many trees and power lines were blown down. Multiple outbuildings were also damaged or blown over and at least one tree fell on a structure in Old Fort.

Freezing rain developed across the Blue Ridge areas around midnight. While many areas transitioned to rain during the overnight, cold air locked in along the eastern escarpment resulted in a mostly freezing rain event there. By the time the precipitation tapered off, some locations had as much as a quarter inch of ice, with isolated downed trees and a few power outages. Some sleet and snow mixed in early across the northern mountains, with little or no accumulation.