Power Outage in Banner Elk, NC

Strong to damaging wind gusts developed from the northwest across the North Carolina mountains in the wake of a cold front. The main impact was across Avery County, where scattered to numerous trees were blown down and isolated power outages were reported.

February 27, 2023

High Wind. County comms reported scattered to numerous trees were blown down and isolated power outages.

February 27, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Sugar Mountain area.

January 11, 2020

As a warm front lifted slowly north across the Tennessee Valley and the Carolinas, an area of light to moderate snow developed across Avery County around daybreak on the 24th, and continued off and on through the day, except across western portions of the county, where snow changes to rain as temperatures warmed above freezing. Temperatures warming above the surface forced a transition to sleet and freezing rain across the southern and eastern part of the county during the afternoon and early evening, but not before 2-4 inches of snow had accumulated. Sleet and freezing rain continued across much of the southern and eastern part of the county through the evening. Ice accretion of around a quarter inch was reported across much of these areas by the time the precipitation tapered off during the early morning hours of the 25th. The weight of the ice downed trees and power lines, with scattered outages reported.

March 24, 2018

High Wind. High winds developed across the mountains behind a strong cold front that swept through the region during the evening. Numerous trees were blown down. There were scattered power outages throughout the mountains.

January 22, 2005

High Wind Warning in effect from 8 pm today through tomorrow morning. Wind gusts up to 65 mph possible. Strong wi… https://t.co/HzHMr7wklm

@ReadyAPPSTATE - February 27, 2023 19:11

Winter Storm Warning in effect from 8 pm Saturday until 12 am Monday. 2-4 inches of snow and a glaze of ice expecte… https://t.co/adrhigyMGk

@ReadyAPPSTATE - February 11, 2023 14:36

Looking for winter? It may return this weekend with a chance for snow and perhaps some ice. Keep a close eye on t… https://t.co/y63c4dawgw

@ReadyAPPSTATE - February 09, 2023 22:44

The Christmas weekend weather event brought record-breaking temperatures, power outages and infrastructural damage. https://t.co/uLdJKebYS9

@The_AJT - December 28, 2022 19:00

Ready for winter? It is set to make a return tomorrow morning. Winter Storm Warning in effect from 10 pm 1/2/22 unt… https://t.co/TMIYTSWnw6

@ReadyAPPSTATE - January 02, 2022 20:20