Craig storm history

Numerous trees were downed across the county due to high winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene, especially on Routes 621, 42, and 658. A large swath of trees were also downed near Sugar Maple Road. Over 3,200 customers were reported without power at the peak of t…

Damaging winds blew two trees down across Upper Craigs Creek Road. Damages are estimated.

The Virginia Department of Transportation was dispatched to Caldwell Mountain Road to address damage caused to the road due to flash flooding. The road was rendered impassible until repairs could be completed.

Runoff from heavy rain resulted in flooding of Big Branch across Peaceful Valley Road near Hannah Circle, making the road impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic once the flooding receded.

Runoff from heavy rain resulted in flooding of Barbours Creek across Peaceful Valley Road near the intersection with Craig Creek Road, making the road impassible. No damage was reported to the road, which was reopened to traffic once the flooding receded.

Numerous trees were blown down by non-thunderstorm winds around Craig County.

Up to 6.5 inches of snow fell across Craig County from February 11 through February 12. A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation was also observed near Simmonsville. Over 1200 customers had lost power by 5 AM on February 13. Key Impacts: power outages, downed trees, road closures…

Between 1.5 and four inches of snow fell across Craig County, with the highest amount of four inches reported in New Castle. Up to a quarter of an inch of ice also accumulated from freezing rain. By the late morning of January 6th, just over 425 customers were without power. Key …

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a cable line along Highway 311. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Peaceful Valley Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree at the Steel Bridge campground along Potts Creek Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down four trees along Muddy Run Road.

Severe Drought conditions in place at the beginning of the month across southeast Craig County improved on December 12th due to the passage of two low pressure systems crossing the lower Mid-Atlantic during the period of December 3rd to the 10th. These systems brought rainfall am…

Severe Drought conditions were declared for the eastern portion of Craig County on November 21st. This is given precipitation from the beginning of October through mid-November was 20 to 40 percent of normal. NASA SPoRT LIS data estimated that average soil moisture in the top 100…

Wind gusts downed four trees in the New Castle area. Winds continued to gust periodically up to 40 mph through the evening hours. Damage values are estimated.

The combination of very cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in wind chill values dropping as low as twenty-five degrees below zero at Craig Valley.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large portion of a sycamore tree along the 17300 block of Johns Creek Road.

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Paint Bank Road near the general store.

Several large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Cumberland Gap Road. One tree fell on a utility line and snapped a utility pole.

Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout the county, with several making roads impassable.

Reports from trained spotters, and the public ranged from 2.5 to 7 inches of snow and sleet across the county, with highest reports coming from Simmonsville and New Castle. Key Impacts: Icy and snow covered roads, traffic delays.

Snowfall reports from trained spotters and the public were five inches inches near Simmonsville, Paint Bank, and New Castle. Power outages were observed in a few parts of the county. Key Impacts: Power outages, snow covered roads, travel delays.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds blew a tree down onto Wolf Knob Trail.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked two trees down.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked a tree down onto Upper Craig Creek Road.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked a tree down on Foxtail Hollow Road.

Members of the general public observed ice accumulations from freezing rain of 0.30 inches in thickness across portions of Craig County, including around the communities of New Castle and Sinking Creek. Sleet accumulations of 0.8 to 0.9 inches were also observed in these same com…

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter and members of the general public observed snowfall accumulations of 5 to 6 inches across Craig County, VA. This snowfall was intermixed with brief periods of freezing rain, as well as up to one half inch of sleet in spots. These observations ori…

Snowfall amounts across the county ranged from 5.8 inches of snowfall in Simmonsville to 7.0 inches two miles southwest of Sinking Creek. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks, impassable roads.

Snowfall amounts across the county ranged from one-half inch three miles northeast of Abbott to one inch one mile east-southeast of Simmonsville. Ice accretion range from one-tenth inch one mile east-southeast of Simmonsville to one-quarter inch three miles northeast of Abbott. S…

Strong winds blew two trees down at the Craig County Water Treatment Plant. Damage values are estimated.

The USGS gage on Johns Creek at New Castle (JCRV2) crested at 11.03 feet on the afternoon of June 17th after heavy rains the previous two days. This was the highest stage reached at this site since September 28, 2004 when it reached 12.87 feet and the 6th highest since records be…

The Craig Creek at Abbott (ABBV2) IFLOWS gage crested at 10.6 feet around midday on May 21st. This was the 3rd highest crest in the fairly short (since around 2010) and erratic history at this gage site. Some roads were flooded and partially damaged Craig County according to VDOT…

The COOP station at New Castle (NWCV2) had a 2-day rainfall total of 4.77 inches ending at 700 AM EST on the 22nd which was a record for the month of May and 9th highest for any 2-day period. For the 3-day period ending the same day, the station recorded 6.12 inches, the highest …

Route 614 was flooded by Craig Creek with over six inches of water reported across the bridge. The IFLOWS stream gage at this location was out of service at the time, but the upstream IFLOWS gage on Craig Creek near Abbott (ABBV2) crested at 11.6 feet. This was over the flood sta…

The NWS Cooperative station at New Castle (NWCV2) had its wettest April 13th on record with 2.54 inches for the 24-hour period ending 700 AM EST. The previous date record was 1.22 inches in 1949. It was also the 2nd wettest for any April date, with the existing April record still…

Severe drought (D2) was depicted across about the northern half of Craig County on the U.S. Drought Monitor from October 1st to October 22nd. Impacts were primarily agricultural and included pasture losses and reduced hay cuttings.

One tree was blown down by severe thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Market Street and Route 615.

Close to a dozen trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near the town of Simmonsville.

A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Cumberland Gap Road and Mountain Side Drive.

A measured wind gust of 58 miles per hour was reported.

A winter storm produced sleet and snow in Craig county. Sleet reports ranged from 0.3 to 1.3 inches across the county, while snow amounts ranged from 2 inches to a maximum of 4.3 inches in Simmonsville.

A rock slide was reported along a portion of Cumberland Gap Road.

A winter storm brought a combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow to the county. Ice accumulations from freezing rain were generally only a few hundredths of an inch thick across most of the county, however sleet accumulations were as much as 0.5 inches. Snow accumulations va…

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 14.0 inches at New Castle to 14.5 inches about three miles northeast of Abbott.

Ice accretion totals across the county included 0.25 inches at both a location one mile west-southwest of Simmonsville and at New Castle.

Craig County was included in the Presidential Major Disaster declaration with some damage to roads and other structures although the amount of rain and runoff was coniserably lower than areas to the southwest. Radar estimated 1 to 1.75 inches fell across the southwest part of the…

Thunderstorm winds blew down the tops out of several pine trees and uprooted several oak trees along Route 624.