Ashe storm history

Runoff from continued heavy rain resulted in numerous roads becoming flooded and impassible across Ashe County per reports from the public and from the Ashe County 911 Dispatch Center. Rainfall totals ranging from 7 to locally 11 inches were observed across much of the county on …

Thousands of trees were downed by high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene across the county, with swaths of tree damage reported near Othello, and the town of Lansing received extensive damage. Countless roads were blocked and hundreds of power poles were brok…

Gusts to 64 mph were reported at both the Ashe County Airport and a location one mile north-northeast of West Jefferson.

A 69 mph wind gust was reported by mesonet equipment located one mile north-northeast of West Jefferson at 11:30 AM EST. However, the wind gusted to 58 mph or greater five additional times that day, the first at 9:00 AM EST, with the last at 7:30 PM EST. The AWOS at the Ashe Coun…

Widespread snowfall occurred across the county the pre-dawn hours through the early afternoon of the 8th. Amounts ranged from 4.1 inches at a location one mile east-southeast of Jefferson, to 6.5 inches at a location one mile west-southwest of Jefferson. Key Impacts: Hazardous tr…

Heavy rain caused Little Buffalo Creek to overflow its banks several inches deep across South Main Street in the Town of West Jefferson. No damage was reported to the road, which was open to traffic after the water receded.

Runoff from heavy rain, falling at rates as high as 4 inches per hour, caused Little Laurel Creek to flood out of its banks and wash out Little Laurel Road near the intersection with Rash School Road in Ashe County.

Winds increased sharply with the passage of a cold front. At a location two miles east-northeast of Baldwin, gusts measured 58 mph, but with no damage noted.

High winds blew down numerous trees that fell across roads and also knocked down power lines across the county.

Over fifteen trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Ashe County, as well as a barn on Baker Hollow Road.

Between 0.25 and 0.50 inches of ice accumulated across Ashe County from February 11 through February 12. The highest amount of 0.50 inches was observed southwest of Laurel Springs. Almost 5500 customers were reported without power by the mid afternoon of February 12. Key Impacts:…

A 71 mph gust was measured at the Ashe County Airport, and a 69 mph gust was measured near Baldwin. Over 720 customers in Ashe County had lost power by the morning of January 29.

A wind gust of 62 mph was measured near Baldwin, North Carolina.

Between 3.5 and 7 inches fell across Ashe County from January 10 through January 11. The highest amount of seven inches was reported in West Jefferson. Key Impacts: power outages, vehicle accidents.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured at the Ashe County Airport, and is one report from a high wind event that began on December 31st, 2024.

Winds gusted 67 mph at a location two miles east-northeast of Baldwin. This event continued into January 1, 2025. At 1:30 am on January 1, 2025 a gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Ashe County Airport.

High wind gusts peaked at 68 mph at Mt. Jefferson, 76 mph at the Ashe County Airport, and 79 mph at a location two miles east-northeast of Baldwin. Power was lost to an estimated peak of 2206 customers at 8:00 AM EST. Complete restoration was not complete until around 9:00 PM EST…

Snowfall totals ranged from around two to five inches across the county with the higher elevations receiving the most. Reports from near Ashland, Creston, and Flatwood each indicated at least 4.5 inches of snow. Key Impacts: transportation delays.

U.S. Highway 221 Business was closed due to flooding caused by heavy rain from a thunderstorm. Rainfall rates from the storm were observed to be three to four inches per hour, with a total of around 1.5 inches.

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree on Rich Hill Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down at the intersection of Route 88 West and Rich Hill Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on Roaring Fork Road. Damage values are estimated.

Runoff from heavy rain flowed down Rich Hill Creek and overflowed its banks several inches deep across Rich Hill Road and, eventually, Highway 88 in the community of Fig. Roaring Fork Road was also flooded in spots by Roaring Fork rising out of its banks. No damage was reported t…

A tree was blown down on Little Laurel Road. Damage values are estimated.

A tree was blown don on Deep Ford Road. Damage values are estimated.

A downed tree blocked the road within the 260 block of Deep Ford Road. Damage values are estimated.

A YouTube video captured by storm chasers depicts multiple roads flooded by at least six inches of flowing water in the town of West Jefferson, including N. Jefferson Avenue, and W. Main Street. A small creek running under N. 6th Avenue near Badger Funeral Home was flooded one to…

A personal automated weather station (Weather Underground:KNCWESTJ54) measured 3.19 inches of rainfall during 60 minute period, the result of thunderstorms training across the area. This rainfall amount during this duration has a 100-year average recurrence interval per NOAA Atla…

A personal automated weather station (Weather Underground:KNCWESTJ86) measured 3.11 inches of rainfall during 60 minute period, the result of thunderstorms training across the area. This rainfall amount during this duration has a 100-year average recurrence interval per NOAA Atla…

The Cooperative Weather Observer at Jefferson 2 E, NC (JFFN7) measured a 1-day total of 3.90 inches of rainfall, the result of thunderstorms training across the area. Radar indicates that much of the rain fell within about a 1-hour period, though multiple rounds of rain passed ac…

Multiple roads just south of the Town of Warrensville were flooded and impassible by heavy rainfall accumulations of between 2 and 3 inches during a 60 to 90 minute period. This included Highway 88. No damage was reported in the Warrensville area during this heavy rain event.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near the Crumpler area.

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds near the Grassy Creek area.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KNCLANSI49) recorded a 2-hour rainfall amount of 2.76 inches. This is nearly a 25-year Average Recurrence Interval event per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. Rainfall rates were measured to be as high as 1.5 i…

Water at least six inches deep was observed flowing across Flatwoods School Road due to heavy rain. No damage was reported to the road and it was open to traffic after the flooding ended.

Thunderstorm winds downed two trees in the Pond Mountain area. Damage values are estimated.

A small mudslide occurred along Coy Ham Road, blocking part of the road until the debris could be cleared. Property damage is the estimate for the cleanup of the debris.

A personal weather station located two miles east-northeast of Baldwin recorded a 62 mph wind gust. No damage was noted.

Gusty winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county, which resulted in considerable power outages. The highest wind gust reported in the county was 69 mph from a personal weather station located two miles east-northeast of Baldwin.

At least a couple of trees were blown down by high winds.

Snow accumulations of two to eight inches were reported across Ashe county including a report of 5.0 inches in Jefferson. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents and scattered power outages.

A gust of 64 MPH was measured at the Ashe County Airport in Ashe, North Carolina, and at a personal weather station near Baldwin, North Carolina.

A glaze of ice on roads caused a few accidents around the town of Jefferson. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents.

Severe Drought conditions already in place at the beginning of the month for all of Ashe County 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 from 1.5…

Severe Drought conditions were declared for much of Ashe 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 Jefferson 2 E (JFFN7) measured only 0.60 inch of precipi…

As much as 6 inches of water were observed flowing over Paul Goodwin Road just off U.S. Highway 221 in the community of Baldwin. Mud and rocks were also washed out onto the road. The road was closed in both direction by NCDOT until the flooding receded and the debris was cleared …

The Ashe County 911 Center reported that runoff from heavy rainfall was flowing into the basement of a private residence along Laurel Knob Road in the community of Todd.

One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Clifton Road and Albert Phipps Road.