Carter storm history

A married couple was killed by a falling tree at their campsite near the south shore of Watauga Lake. They were beside their tent under an awning they had arranged. Numerous trees were downed in the area. Victims included a male aged 60 and a female aged 47.

Heavy rain resulted in releases from Watauga Dam that began to flash flood garages and yards of riverside homes along Watauga Drive in Elizabethton around 10:30 am EST. Flash flooding flowing down the Doe River from the Roan Mountain vicinity began to flood homes and roads in the…

Flooding in the Poga, Elk Mill, and Little Milligan communities. Mudslide closed Hwy 321 at Watauga Point Road. All told, there was about 1.5 million dollars in flood damage across Carter County for the overall event.

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of intermittent thunderstorm wind damage due to a severe convective downdraft. Wind damage began in portions of Elizabethton, mainly confined to trees and powerlines being blown down, and continued parallel to SR-91 to the county line with J…

Streams were reaching the base of bridges in the area and homes in low lying areas were being evacuated at 8:15 am EST. By 9:25 am EST, significant and damaging flooding was widespread throughout the Roan Mountain vicinity. The impacts and threats from flooding would persist thro…

A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.

Several trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds throughout the county.

Straight line winds from thunderstorms caused sporadic severe wind damage to trees, felling several dozen trees along a path.

Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted due to powerful straight line thunderstorm winds. Trees were felled in one direction along a path.

Numerous trees and powerlines blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts across the county.

Flash flooding resulted in knee deep water in a garage near Hampton.

Several roadways flooded, including along Toll Branch Road, and on Elizabethton Hwy near the community of Central, and also up to 8 inches of water on roadways near the intersection of Old Milligan Hwy and Cedar Grove Road.

A few trees were blown down near Watauga.

Several roads were closed due to high water or fast moving water in the Stoney Creek area northeast of Elizabethton.

Video depicted fast moving water on a homeowners property on Grindstaff Hollow Road near Sadie.

Trees were blown down around Hampton.

Several roads closed around the county from flooding.

Several trees were reported down from Milligan College to Hampton and southeast to Roan Mountain. One tree fell on a home in Hampton.

Flooding reports relayed from the Hampton Fire Department social media.

Several roads were reported flooded. The Doe River is out of its banks at Roan Mountain and Hampton.

A few trees were reported down.

A tree was reported down on a power line and the damaged tree was also blocking a road.

A tree fell onto a home on Bear Hollow Road.

Several trees were reported down across the county.

A tree fell onto a home on Charlotte Drive in Elizabethton killing the occupant.

About a half dozen homes flooded. One swift water rescue occurred on Hampton Creek and Highway 143. Flooring damaged at a school. Nearly 3 inches of rain fell over the high terrain near Burbank between 1 PM and 4 PM.

A section of Stockton Road washed out.

Highway 143 at Smith Branch Road inundated and impassible. Large trees were floating down river.

Roan Mountain State Park Gristmill Visitor Center parking lot, picnic area, and basement flooded. HVAC system ruined.

Unfinished church fellowship building flooded at Old Highway 143 and Cherry Street. Watermark indicated over a foot of standing water in the building. Nearby chain link fences were toppled by the force of water-borne debris.

Several flooded roadways across the northern portion of the county.

A 62 mph wind gust was recorded on a Davis wind sensor. Several trees were downed in the area along with widespread power outages.

Several trees were downed two miles northeast of Elizabethton near Stoney Creek.

Several trees and power lines were reported down in Elizabethton and the surrounding area. Large tree limbs were also reported down on Cedar Grove Road.

Several trees were downed and power outages were reported near Elizabethton.

Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind 4 miles southeast of Johnson City in the Okolona area.

Two trees were reported down around Elizabethton.

Flooding was observed across Route 91 and surrounding hollows.

Localized flooding near Hampton.

Law enforcement personnel reported trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind countywide.

Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind 4 miles southeast of Elizabethton.

Roads washed out by flash flooding.

Ritter Town Road and Browns Branch Road impacted by water and debris. Some homes with water in basements. A few evacuations occurred. Car stranded in water.

Several roads closed across the county.

Law enforcement personnel reported thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail 4 miles west of Elizabethon near Central.