Watauga storm history

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

Media accounts said that a debris flow, described as as a 'landslide' impacted the home around 230 PM EDT and the homeowner contacted the gas company at 430 PM to turn off liquid propane supply to the home. The account stated that around this time the owners attempted to remove g…

Trees and power lines were downed county wide due to high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Countless roads were blocked by trees and power lines, and over 25,000 customers were reported without power at the peak of the high winds during late Friday morning …

Widespread flooding was reported across southern Watauga County. The Boone Fire Department said a woman driving on a flooded section of Bamboo Road got her SUV swept up by the flood waters. Rescue crews quickly got her to safety with no serious injuries. One foot of water was est…

Flash flooding occurred along parts of Route 321 in and southeast of Boone to the Mall area as Kraut Creek flooded. Flash flooding along Boone Creek within the Appalachian State University resulted in flooding with several buildings on campus including Rankin Science West, Edwin …

Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused one foot of water to flood the Watauga River Bridge between Seven Devils and Grandfather Mountain. Watauga County Sheriff's department reported that a large retaining wall at a motel in Boone, NC had fallen because of heavy rains. Water flowin…

Winds gusted between 59 and 71 mph occurred across parts of Watauga County from the afternoon on the 29th through the early morning hours on the 30th. The strongest gusts were concentrated around the areas of Boone and Blowing Rock.

A mesonet site located three miles north-northeast of Meat Camp measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph at 10:00 AM EST. However, prior to this time, periodic wind gusts between 59 and 63 mph were reported starting at 8:15 AM EST.

Widespread snowfall occurred across the county during the pre-dawn hours through the early afternoon of the 8th. Amounts ranged from 3.0 inches at Todd to 7.0 inches at a location two miles north-northwest of Boone and also two miles east of Lovill. Key Impacts: Hazardous travel.

Runoff from heavy rain caused the low water crossing on Aldridge Road to become flooded and impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic after the flooding receded.

The Watauga River was observed flooded out of its banks across Dewitt Barnett Road. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic once the flooding receded.

Portions of Castleford Road were flooded and impassible due to flooding of a small creek running adjacent to the road. No damage was reported.

A portion of Blowing Rock Highway was damaged due to runoff from prolonged rainfall.

Runoff from heavy rain caused the East Fork South Fork New River to flood out of its banks across Bamboo Road.

Winds increased sharply with the passage of a cold front. At Aho, gusts measured 58 mph, but with no damage noted.

High winds blew down trees countywide and a roof to a local business in Boone. A wind gust of 75 mph was measured by a mesonet station at Banner Elk, and a wind gust of 70 mph was measured by a mesonet station at Aho.

A weather station one mile west of Aho measured a gust of 60 mph. In addition, another weather station one mile southeast of Boone measured a gust of 58 mph.

Three trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds, around Watauga County. In addition, a mesonet site in Aho measured a gust of 61 MPH.

Between 0.15 and 0.75 inches of ice accumulated across Watauga County from February 11 through February 12. The highest amount of 0.75 inches was reported just southeast of Deep Gap. Over 5600 customers were reported without power by the mid afternoon of February 12. Key Impacts:…

A 74 mph gust was measured in Aho, and a 59 mph gust was measured at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Around 140 customers in Watauga County had lost power by the early morning of January 29th.

Between four to six inches of snow fell across Watauga County, though some higher accumulations were reported in higher elevation locations, such as in Aho, where eight inches of snow was reported, and in Sugar Grove, where 6.5 inches were reported. Key Impacts: power outages, sl…

Between 1.5 and 5.5 inches of snow was observed across Watauga County. The higher accumulations occurred in the higher elevation locations with 5.5 inches of snow reported near Beech Mountain. Key Impacts: power outages, vehicle accidents.

Up to an inch of snow fell across the county from January 5th through January 6th. Between 0.10 and 0.15 inches of ice accumulated as well. Key Impacts: traffic accidents.

In Beech Mountain, four inches of snow was reported. Snow covered roads led to numerous vehicle accidents. Key Impacts: traffic accidents.

Wind gusts of 58 MPH, 60 MPH, and 62 MPH were measured at the Watauga County Medical Center in Boone, at Blowing Rock, and at Aho, respectively.

A tributary of the Watauga River was observed out of its banks and flowing across Vineyard Lane between the Watauga River and Highway 105. No damage was reported and the road was open to traffic after the water receded.

A temporary bridge was washed out and destroyed as Winkler Creek rose out of its banks at Rainbow Mountain Road. Additionally, unimproved parcels of property in the vicinity also experienced flooding.

The Watauga River near Foscoe, NC (FOSN7) crested at 9.10 feet at 10:35 AM EST on December 29th due to runoff from runoff of 1.75 to locally 2 inches during the early morning hours of the day. This gage was recently restored to service in the wake of Hurricane Helene, with the fl…

The Watauga River near Sugar Grove, NC (SGWN7), crested at 8.02 feet (3,537 cfs) at 1:15 pm EST on the 29th above the flood stage of 6.0 feet. The flooding was the result of between 1.75 and locally 2 inches of rain falling across the headwaters, most of which fell between 6 am a…

A cold front crossed the region during the mid-morning hours of December 11, 2024. Behind this front, winds increased significantly from the west-northwest. At Aho in Watauga County, a home weather station recorded a wind gusts of 62 mph. Additionally, wind gusts of 58 mph or gre…

High winds gusted to 61 mph at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone at 5:55 AM EST and to 72 mph at a location in Aho at 6:15 AM EST. Other gusts to or greater than 58 mph occurred at Aho between 6:00 AM EST and 7:00 AM EST. These strong winds prompted multiple power outages which…

Snowfall totals ranged from around three to six inches across the county with the higher elevations receiving the most. Beach Mountain and Sugar Grove each reported 6.0 inches of snow. Key Impacts: transportation delays.

The CoCoRaHS observer at Foscoe 1.2 WSW (NC-WT-11) observed a 3-day total rainfall amount of 21.47 inches, which is a combination of rainfall from Hurricane Helene and a predecessor rainfall event prior to the arrival of Helene. This total exceeds a 1,000-year Average Recurrence …

Thunderstorm winds downed two trees onto the roadway.

Water at least six inches deep was observed flowing across N.C. Highway 194 South, making the road impassible until the water receded. No damage was reported to the road during this event.

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees with one of them falling on to a power line and snapping a power pole along Pine Tunnel Drive.

A personal weather station site in Aho recorded a wind gust of 68 mph. Additionally, an Advance Weather Observing System (AWOS) at the Watauga Medical Center in Boone recorded wind gust of 59 mph. No wind damage was reported.

The Watauga River near Sugar Grove, NC (SGWN7), crested at 7.50 feet (3,620 cfs) at 8:30 pm EST on the 11th. Flood stage is 6.0 feet. This event is well-under a 2-year event (50% Annual Exceedance Probability) per USGS StreamStats. No damage was reported during this event.

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KNCBANNE53) recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 3.63 inches. This amount has a 1-year Average Recurrence Interval per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. Rainfall rates were measured to be as high as 0.6 inch p…

A personal weather station (Weather Underground: KNCBANNE26) recorded a 24-hour rainfall amount of 3.82 inches. This amount has between an 1-year and a 2-year Average Recurrence Interval per NOAA Atlas 14 Point Precipitation Frequency estimates. Rainfall rates were measured to be…

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 59 mph from the KTNB AWOS at Boone.

A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 62 MPH four miles west of Blowing Rock, NC. Another personal station recorded a wind gust of 60 MPH near Aho, NC.

A few trees were blown down by high winds. One of the fallen trees caused minor damage to a car. A personal weather station in Foscoe, NC measured a maximum wind gust of 65 MPH.

Snowfall accumulations up to seven inches fell across Watauga county. 5.0 inches of snow was measured in Beech Mountain. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents, as well as isolated power outages.

Snow accumulations of two to six inches were reported across Watauga County, including a report of 5.0 inches measured by a trained spotter in Beech Mountain. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents and scattered power outages.

A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a personal weather station in Banner Elk, North Carolina.