Alleghany storm history
Storm events recorded in Alleghany, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025.
323
Total events
3
Tornadoes
54
Hail
32
Floods
0
Deaths
$9.2M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A low end EF-2 tornado touched down on Osee Road and was intermittently on the ground approximately 5 miles moving east-southeast, finally lifting between Old Barrett Road and Glade Valley Road. A single wide mobile home was destroyed on Osee Road, causing four injuries. Along th…
Runoff from continued heavy rain resulted in numerous roads becoming flooded and impassible across Alleghany County per reports from the public and from the Alleghany County 911 Dispatch Center. Rainfall totals ranging from seven to locally ten inches were observed across much of…
High Wind High Wind
Gusts to 65 mph were reported at a location one mile east of Piney Creek.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet site located one mile east of Piney Creek measured a wind gust of 60 mph at 8:04 AM EST.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread snowfall occurred across the county during the pre-dawn hours through the early afternoon of the 8th. An average of five inches was reported across the county, specifically at both Barrett and a location one mile south-southwest of Glade Valley. Key Impacts: Hazardous …
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 60 mph was measured at Ennice.
High Wind High Wind
Several trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Alleghany County.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 0.25 and 0.50 inches of ice accumulated across Alleghany County February 11 through February 12. The highest amount of 0.50 inches was reported east northeast of Laurel Springs. Almost 3000 customers were reported without power by the morning February 13. There were betwe…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 4 and 6.5 inches of snow fell across Alleghany County from January 10 through January 11. The highest amount of 6.5 inches was observed in Roaring Gap. Key Impacts: power outages, vehicle accidents.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Around three inches of snow fell across Alleghany County, with the highest amounts over the southern part of the county. A tenth of an inch of ice was also reported near Roaring Gap. Just over 80 customers were reported without power by the afternoon of January 6th. Key Impacts: …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Between two and three inches of snow fell across Alleghany County between 3 PM and 11 PM EST. There were at least 20 different vehicle incidents, including vehicles sliding off into ditches or into guardrails, due to slick roads across the county. Two vehicles were overturned on …
High Wind High Wind
Wind gusts peaked at 71 mph at 3:54 AM EST at a location 0.2 miles southeast of Piney Creek with additional gusts over 58 mph. At a location one mile northeast of Piney Creek, winds gusted to 64 mph at 5:54 AM EST. The high winds also resulted in power outages which reached an es…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to about an inch of snow fell that caused slick roads, which contributed to a vehicle accident on North Carolina Highway 18 North. Key Impacts: vehicle accident.
High Wind High Wind
Trees and powerlines were downed all across the county by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, some of which landed on cars and on homes. The Upper Mountain Research Station in Laurel Springs reported a gust near 58 mph on Friday. Over 4,200 customers were…
High Wind High Wind
Gusty winds blew down several trees and power lines across the county, which resulted in notable power outages. The highest wind gust reported in the county was 65 mph from an automated weather station located one mile east of Piney Creek.
Flood Flood
Brush Creek was observed flowing across the bridge on Scenic Valley Road. No damage was reported and the road was reopened to traffic after the flooding receded. Multiple personal weather stations in the area reported 2 to locally 4 inches of rainfall within a 12-hour period endi…
High Wind High Wind
Three trees were blown down within the county. Of these three trees, one was reported to have specifically came down near the intersection of Foggy Mountain Road and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Damage values are estimated.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought conditions already in place for all of Alleghany County at the beginning of the month, persisted until December 12th, when two low pressure systems passing across the lower Mid-Atlantic during the week of December 3rd to the 10th brought rainfall amounts ranging fr…
Drought Drought
Severe Drought conditions were declared for all of Alleghany County on November 14th given precipitation from the beginning of October through mid-November was less than 25 percent of normal. The Cooperative Weather Observer at Sparta 3.5 SSW (SPRN7) measured only 0.93 inch of pr…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
About 6 inches of water was observed flooding over Allen Road near the intersection with Topia Road, most likely caused by Prathers Creek rising out of its banks due to 3 to 5 inches of rain falling within a 2 hour period at rates of up to 5 inches per hour. No damage was reporte…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Memorial Park Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Moxley Ridge Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Brush Creek was flooded out of its banks at several locations by as much as 7 inches of rain falling across its headwaters. This included flooding at Brush Creek Road, Scenic Valley Road and Rich Hill Road. The bridges across Brush Creek along these roads were closed until the fl…
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KNCGLADE21) recorded 4.96 inches of rainfall in a 6-hour period, with prolonged rainfall rates of 2 to 2.5 inches per hour. This event was around a 50-year rainfall event per NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation frequency estimates. Runoff …
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KNCGLADE22) recorded 7.12 inches of rainfall in a 6-hour period, with prolonged rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour. This event was nearly a 500-year rainfall event per NOAA Atlas 14 precipitation frequency estimates. Runoff from t…
High Wind High Wind
Wind gusts downed trees and power lines throughout the county. Significant damage occurred to a building in downtown Sparta when a roof was blown off the structure. Damage values are estimated.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Mixed precipitation changed over from freezing rain to snow throughout the event. Trace amounts to an eight of an inch of ice, as well as 2 to 3 inches of snow were reported throughout Alleghany County. Key Impacts: Icy roads, delayed travel.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values were around or below twenty degrees below zero. Lowest values were thirty-two degree below zero at Sparta, twenty-eight degrees below zero at Laurel Springs, and twenty-six degrees below zero at Glade Valley.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of NC HWY 221 and Mount Zion Church Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Highway 21.
Hail Hail
Penny to dime size hail reported near Sparta.
High Wind High Wind
High winds peeled back part of a metal roof on a barn in the 8000 block of Glade Valley Road near Ennice. In nearby Barrett, NC, wind equipment measured a gust of 62 mph. Damage values are estimated.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Strong winds downed three trees around three miles south of Hollins. Damage values are estimated.
High Wind High Wind
Two to three trees were blown down by high winds near the intersection of Glade Valley Road and Higgins Road near Barrett. Also, a large pine tree was blown down near the intersection of Scenic Valley Road and Old Mill Road near Glade Valley.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall reports from trained spotters, the Department of Highways, and the public ranged from 4 to 8 inches of mixed snow and sleet across the county, with highest reports coming from Laurel Springs and Hollins. Key Impacts: Impassable roads, snow covered roads, traffic delays.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall reports from the public ranged from 4 to 4.5 inches around the county, with reports coming from Twin Oaks and Ennice. There were several incidents of snow covered trees falling onto power lines. Key Impacts: Power outages, impassable snow covered roads, traffic delays.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down one or two trees.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Skywarn-trained weather spotters and a member of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.15 to 0.4 inches in thickness across portions of Alleghany County, including around the communities of Glade Valley, Sparta and Piney Creek. Key impact…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Skywarn-trained weather spotters and members of the general public observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 to 0.5 inches in thickness across portions of Alleghany County, including around the communities of Sparta, Roaring Gap and Barrett. Modest sleet accumulations of up to…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Mixed precipitation amounts across the county ranged from 4.0 inches of snowfall three miles northeast of Sparta to 5.3 inches of snowfall three miles southwest of Glade Valley with 0.1 inches of sleet accumulation measured three miles north northeast of Traphill and 0.01 inches …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall across the county ranged from 3.5 inches 4 miles south southwest of Sparta, up to 5.0 inches in Ernie and one mile north of Laurel Springs. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall across the county ranged from 5.0 inches two miles southwest of Piney Creek, up to 8.0 inches in Sparta. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks, impassable roads.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Ice accretion totaled three tenths of an inch three miles northeast of Sparta. Snow and/or sleet amounts were very light. Key Impacts: Slick and slushy roads and sidewalks.
Hail Hail
Quarter-size hail was reported at River Camp USA.
Flood Flood
The South Fork of the New River was reported to be flooding over the bridge on Kings Creek Road near the intersection with Garvey Bridge Road. The roadway was impassable due to deep flowing water. The river gage on South Fork of the New River near Jefferson (JFRN7) was near 8.92 …
Flood Flood
River camp next to the South Fork of the New River flooded and the bridge at Kings Creek Rd. was covered over with water. The South Fork New River gage at Jefferson (JFRN7) upstream crested at 9.89 feet (10,400 cfs). This was above the minor flood stage of 8 feet and the 11th hig…
Flood Flood
Numerous roads were flooded and at least 15 gravel roads incurred significant damage as a result of the flooding.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |