Power Outage in Yadkinville, NC

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Jonesville and also blew trees down on power lines at a location one mile northeast of Arlington. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county throughout the day. The winds also help to fan the flames of some wildland fires. Damage values are estimated.

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter and members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain of 0.25 inches in thickness across portions of Yadkin County, including around the communities of Boonville, Lone Hickory and Courtney. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Several trees were downed across Yadkin County, bringing down power lines and blocking a few roadways. A particularly strong gust in Yadkinville brought down three large trees.

A couple of trees and a power line were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds on Lee Avenue. One tree and a power line were also blown down by severe thunderstorm winds on Country Club Road.

Several trees were blown down, with a couple of those falling on power lines.

A winter storm brought mainly freezing rain conditions to the county, where ice accumulation ranged from 0.2 to 0.25 inches thick across most of the county. Some sleet was also observed, with accumulations for each generally less than 0.5 inches deep. The icing resulted in power outages, affecting as many as 2,908 customers.

Wind gusts estimated to be in the 30 to 40 mph range were common during the passage of Tropical Storm Michael. These gusty winds, when combined with the effects of saturated ground due to heavy rain from the storm, resulted in dozens of trees and power lines down across the county.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines in the Forbush area.

Winds downed approximately 50 trees around the county, and there were numerous power outages. Damage values are estimated.

A few trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by a line of severe thunderstorms across portions of Yadkin County. Near the Hamptonville area, one fallen tree caused minor damage to a home while another fallen tree landed on a patrol car, destroying the vehicle. Another tree fell and caused damage to a bridge along Wesley Road near the the Boonville area.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by a line of severe thunderstorms across portions of Yadkin County. Near the Hamptonville area, one fallen tree caused minor damage to a home while another fallen tree landed on a patrol car, destroying the vehicle. Another tree fell and caused damage to a bridge along Wesley Road near the the Boonville area.

Snowfall amounts between 2 to 3 inches were observed across several locations in the county. The highest accumulation was in the Yadkinville area where 3 inches was measured. Up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain was reported with this storm. Strong winds behind the front caused several ice covered power lines to fall. At 10:30 AM on Tuesday, Duke Energy reported that 1,900 outages in the county.

The Yadkin County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the town of Hamptonville.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees and a power line down on Falcon Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down southwest of East Bend. Powerlines were brought down by one of the falling trees, and one of the trees came to rest over Indian Heaps Road. Damage values are estimated.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down around the county.

Numerous trees were down in about a 1-mile stretch along Hamptonville Road along with power outages. In addition, a hay field was flattened and dime-size hail covered the ground.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down near and west of Yadkinville. Along Hoots Road, trees came down on a power line. These subsequently fell on a house, trapping its occupants. Also, a roof was blown off a barn along Old Route 21 around three miles west of town. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down near and west of Yadkinville. Along Hoots Road, trees came down on a power line. These subsequently fell on a house, trapping its occupants. Also, a roof was blown off a barn along Old Route 21 around three miles west of town. Damage values are estimated.

Two trees down on a power line on Whitaker Road. Damage amounts are estimated.

A tree was blown down on a power line on Taylor Road. Damage amounts are estimated.

A power line was blown down by thunderstorm winds. Damage amounts are estimated.

Strong northwest winds on the backside of a deepening coastal low brought down trees and power lines across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed.

Trees were blown down onto power lines in Yadkinville.

Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees and a power line. The trees were reported down on Whitaker Road and Myers Road. Damage values are estimated.

Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down during the day with fewer during the evening hours. At one point, 500 electric customers were without power.

A dome of high pressure that had been centered over the southwestern U.S. around June 20-23 shifted to the north and east from June 23-27 bringing all-time record heat to the Great Plains and Midwest. From there the ridge shifted toward the east coast and brought record or near record heat to the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S. from June 28-30. Literally hundreds of June and many all-time heat records were established during this period.||Numerous records or near records for all time June heat were established at climate observing sites in the local CWA including the highest all-time June reading (104F on June 29). This was the first 100F temperature in June at Roanoke since 1959. The 104F was tied for the second highest all time, after the 105F recorded several times in August, 1983. ||The closest official climate site to the North Carolina counties in the CWA is at Danville, VA (DAN) which also reached 104F on the 29th, the highest all-time June reading (previous record 102F in 1988) and 2nd highest of all time. The highest ever is 105F reached several times and most recently in July, 1990. ||In the North Carolina counties of the CWA most mountain observing COOP sites saw highs into the 90s on the 29th and over 100F readings were common in the piedmont counties. Yanceyville COOP in Caswell County was the warmest location, reaching 104F on the 29th. ||||In terms of impact, the heat wave was exacerbated by the massive power outages that occurred in the wake of the June 29 derecho. Thousands of customers lost power in the derecho and were without air-conditioning for periods ranging from several hours to a week or more. Numerous cooling centers were opened by local governments across the area.