High Wind — Alleghany, North Carolina

2025-12-19 · Alleghany, North Carolina

Event narrative

A mesonet site located one mile east of Piney Creek measured a wind gust of 60 mph at 8:04 AM EST.

Wider weather episode

A cold front crossed the region during the early morning hours of the 19th. Behind this front, strong to damaging west to northwest winds were reported, some of which blew down trees. The strongest reported wind gusts occurred in Watauga County, where a mesonet instrument measured 73 mph near Meat Camp. In Ashe County, a 67 mph gust was recorded by the AWOS at the Ashe County Airport (KGEV), and a 69 mph gust was measured near West Jefferson by a mesonet station.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.