HAIL REPORTS NEAR BEECH MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

07/02/2023 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/02/2023 5:55 P	1.50 inches	pineola	avery	NC
ping pong ball size hail fell in the sugar mountain area with vehicles sustaining damage at a service station on nc 105. (gsp)

03/18/2021 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	03/18/2021 4:43 P	1.00 inches	vilas	watauga	NC
Details	03/18/2021 4:28 P	1.00 inches	banner elk	avery	NC

05/02/2016 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/02/2016 2:00 P	1.00 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC
hail covered the ground (rnk)

05/11/2015 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/11/2015 4:15 P	1.00 inches	banner elk	watauga	NC

04/09/2015 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	04/09/2015 6:06 P	1.00 inches	zionville	watauga	NC
size estimated from photo on twitter (rnk)
Details	04/09/2015 6:06 P	1.00 inches	trade	johnson	TN
quarter sized hail reported near white fence farm just outside of trade. (mrx)

05/21/2013 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/21/2013 6:45 P	1.00 inches	blowing rock	watauga	NC
bennett way (rnk)

07/03/2012 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/03/2012 12:27 P	1.75 inches	pineola	avery	NC

06/22/2012 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/22/2012 10:52 A	1.00 inches	blowing rock	caldwell	NC
along us 221 just south of the watauga county line (gsp)

05/02/2012 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/02/2012 4:45 P	1.75 inches	pineola	avery	NC
about 45 minutes of hail fell at this location with the largest hail being as large as golf ball sized. relayed report by media. (gsp)

04/30/2012 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	04/30/2012 5:10 P	2.00 inches	plumtree	avery	NC
hail up to sizes larger than golf ball fell for about 30 minutes at the frank vfd. (gsp)
Details	04/30/2012 4:46 P	1.00 inches	sugar grove	watauga	NC
quarter size hail near beaver dam...picture and report from watauga county facebook page (rnk)

07/03/2011 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/03/2011 4:35 P	1.00 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC
Details	07/03/2011 4:30 P	1.25 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC
Details	07/03/2011 4:35 P	1.00 inches	vilas	watauga	NC

06/10/2011 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/10/2011 2:17 P	1.00 inches	minneapolis	avery	NC

05/13/2011 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/13/2011 4:00 P	1.00 inches	banner elk	watauga	NC

07/20/2009 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/20/2009 5:53 P	0.75 inches	minneapolis	avery	NC
Details	07/20/2009 6:11 P	0.75 inches	minneapolis	avery	NC

06/18/2009 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/18/2009 3:10 P	0.75 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC
also winds gusted to near 40 mph (rnk)

06/03/2009 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/03/2009 1:30 P	0.75 inches	blowing rock	caldwell	NC
Details	06/03/2009 1:30 P	0.75 inches	blowing rock	watauga	NC

06/09/2008 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/09/2008 3:46 P	1.00 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC
Details	06/09/2008 4:05 P	2.75 inches	banner elk	watauga	NC
Details	06/09/2008 5:15 P	1.00 inches	banner elk	watauga	NC
beech mt police dept provided hail report. (gsp)

05/11/2008 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/11/2008 2:57 P	0.75 inches	blowing rock	caldwell	NC
spotter east of grandfather mountain near hw-221 reports penny sized hail. (gsp)

07/26/2007 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/26/2007 3:15 P	1.00 inches	banner elk	watauga	NC

06/26/2007 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/26/2007 1:40 P	0.75 inches	pineola	avery	NC
spotter located just to the east of grandfather mountain reports dime sized hail. (gsp)

06/24/2007 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/24/2007 4:18 P	0.75 inches	zionville	watauga	NC

06/15/2007 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/15/2007 6:15 P	0.75 inches	butler	johnson	TN
dime to penny size hail in butler. reported by off duty dispatcher. (mrx)

06/12/2007 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	06/12/2007 2:01 P	0.88 inches	pineola	avery	NC
nickle size hail east of grandfather mountain. (gsp)

07/21/2006 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	07/21/2006 6:24 P	0.75 inches	vilas	watauga	NC

05/30/2006 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	05/30/2006 3:00 P	0.88 inches	elk park	avery	NC
nickel size hail between elk park and banner elk. (gsp)
Details	05/30/2006 2:35 P	0.75 inches	banner elk	avery	NC
penny size hail or slightly larger. (gsp)

04/19/2006 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	04/19/2006 5:20 A	0.75 inches	minneapolis	avery	NC
penny size hail in franklin community off 19e about 5 southwest of newland. (gsp)

08/04/2005 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/04/2005 4:10 P	0.75 inches	cranberry	avery	NC
the north carolina department of transportation reported dime sized hail occurred near the banner elk and sugar mountain area. (gsp)

08/03/2005 Hail Reports

	Date	Size	City	County	State
Details	08/03/2005 3:00 P	0.88 inches	banner elk	avery	NC
rah wx relayed report from their spotter. location estimated...reported as near county or state line. (gsp)
Details	08/03/2005 3:11 P	1.75 inches	valle crucis	watauga	NC

WIND REPORTS NEAR BEECH MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

08/15/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/15/2023 12:10 A		1 ne valle crucis	watauga	NC
large limbs downed and roof damage in vilas. (rnk)

08/14/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/14/2023 11:55 P		1 wnw beech mountain	watauga	NC
large limbs blown down along buckeye ridge road. (rnk)

07/29/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/29/2023 5:20 P		minneapolis	avery	NC
a tree down in minneapolis... and one along the linville falls hwy. (gsp)

07/29/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/29/2023 5:11 P		2 s rominger	watauga	NC
downed trees and power lines in the worley road area. (rnk)
07/29/2023 5:11 P		2 s rominger	watauga	NC
downed trees and power lines in the worley road area. (rnk)

07/29/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/29/2023 5:08 P		seven devils	watauga	NC
tree blown down on power lines in area of thorncliff drive. (rnk)

07/29/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/29/2023 5:02 P		3 wnw rominger	watauga	NC
three trees downed blocking road in area of kellersviile and andy hicks road. (rnk)

07/02/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/02/2023 5:58 P		2 e sugar mountain	avery	NC
*** 1 inj *** individual injured by lightning and transported to hospital. (gsp)
07/02/2023 5:58 P		2 ene grandfather mount	avery	NC
*** 2 inj *** tent blown over in campground. (gsp)

01/03/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
01/03/2023 4:04 P		1 se sugar grove	watauga	NC
tree down near intersection of highway 421 and 321. (rnk)

01/03/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
01/03/2023 4:03 P		1 ene rominger	watauga	NC
tree down in the area of long ridge road and watauga river road. (rnk)

01/03/2023 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
01/03/2023 3:59 P		2 ssw reese	watauga	NC
trees down near beaver dam road. (rnk)

06/17/2022 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/17/2022 3:30 P		1 ese sugar grove	watauga	NC
multiple trees down and power poles broken in sugar grove. (rnk)

06/17/2022 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/17/2022 3:09 P		banner elk	avery	NC
trees down around the area. (gsp)

05/06/2022 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/06/2022 6:30 P		2 ssw grandfather mount	avery	NC
reports of trees down in eastern part of county. (gsp)

05/06/2022 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/06/2022 5:30 P		newland	avery	NC
trees down across the county. time estimated from radar. (gsp)

08/31/2021 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/31/2021 5:36 P		2 sw peoria	watauga	NC
tree down in the 8700 block of nc highway 321. time estimated from radar. (rnk)

11/11/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
11/11/2020 8:50 P		1 sse beech mountain	watauga	NC
at beech mountain ski resort... numerous 50 to 70 foot spruce pines were blown over or snapped. the windows in one of the ski lift shacks were blown out. relayed by noa (rnk)

07/19/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/19/2020 4:54 P		11 n newland	avery	NC
one tree fell onto buckeye road in the sugar grove area of northern avery county. (gsp)

01/10/2020 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
01/10/2020 7:06 P		sugar mountain	avery	NC
multiple trees blown down around sugar mountain. (gsp)

07/06/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/06/2018 1:23 P		4 n sugar grove	watauga	NC
power lines down in zionville. time estimated from radar. (rnk)

06/25/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/25/2018 3:42 P		6 nw blowing rock	watauga	NC
tree down on old shulls road near highway 105 (rnk)

06/25/2018 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/25/2018 3:24 P		6 nw blowing rock	watauga	NC
tree down on old shulls road near highway 105. time radar estimated. (rnk)

05/18/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/18/2017 6:34 P		6 e beech mountain	watauga	NC
one tree down at the intersection of route 194 and lower crab orchard road (rnk)

05/18/2017 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/18/2017 6:28 P		5 s sugar grove	watauga	NC
thunderstorm winds blew down a tree near valle crucis that was estimted to be over 300 years old. (rnk)

07/08/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/08/2016 6:03 P		banner elk	avery	NC
tree down at 4670 hickory nut gap road. (gsp)

07/08/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/08/2016 6:00 P	87 mph	grandfather mountain	avery	NC

07/08/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/08/2016 5:55 P		5 n newland	avery	NC
tree down along curtis creek rd (gsp)

07/08/2016 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/08/2016 5:38 P		reese	watauga	NC
around thirty to fourty trees down in reese and zionville and in other areas of western watauga county...entered reese at 638 pm and crossed zionville at 643 pm (rnk)

08/05/2015 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2015 5:38 P		2 w boone	watauga	NC
one tree down along highway 105 near earl lyons road. (rnk)

08/05/2015 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2015 5:32 P		valle crucis	watauga	NC
one tree down on gazebo in valle crucis. (rnk)

08/05/2015 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2015 5:19 P		4 s sugar grove	watauga	NC
one tree down blocking northbound rt 194 near broadstone road. (rnk)

07/08/2014 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/08/2014 4:45 P		3 nw sugar grove	watauga	NC
tree down on georges gap rd (rnk)

07/01/2012 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/01/2012 11:40 P		3 nne beech mountain	watauga	NC
ncdot reports at least 10 large trees were down...along with many other smaller trees and large limbs...in the western part of the county along hwy 321 in the communiti (rnk)

09/02/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
09/02/2011 7:06 P		4 s banner elk	avery	NC
a few trees blown down. (gsp)

09/02/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
09/02/2011 6:53 P		banner elk	avery	NC
one tree down (gsp)

06/18/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/18/2011 1:20 P		3 nw banner elk	avery	NC
trees down on beech mtn parkway and on wedling weg rd in beech mtn. (gsp)

06/12/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/12/2011 4:02 P		2 sse sugar grove	watauga	NC
power lines down (rnk)

05/13/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/13/2011 4:01 P		banner elk	avery	NC
part of a chain link fence and the school sign blown down at the elementary school. a couple trees uprooted and blown onto the lodge restaurant. the restaurants sign wa (gsp)

05/10/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/10/2011 10:00 P		beech mountain	watauga	NC
trees down (rnk)

05/10/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/10/2011 9:57 P		5 wnw newland	avery	NC
tree in the roadway on birchfield creek road. county comms also reports numerous trees down in other parts of the county. (gsp)

05/10/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/10/2011 9:55 P		elk park	avery	NC
tree in the roadway on hw-19e. county also reports numerous other trees down in the county. (gsp)

02/28/2011 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
02/28/2011 1:00 P		1 e seven devils	watauga	NC
possible microburst downed trees 10 to 12 inches in diamter at the grandfather mountain community center,with one tree falling on the building.shingles were also blown (rnk)

08/05/2010 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/05/2010 4:15 P		elk park	avery	NC
one tree down on buck mountain road. (gsp)

06/21/2010 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/21/2010 6:35 P		minneapolis	avery	NC
county reports trees down by wind. little or no rain came through area. (gsp)

06/21/2010 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/21/2010 6:27 P		1 sse sugar grove	watauga	NC
trees down at the intersection of sherwood road and walls road in vilas. (rnk)

06/18/2009 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/18/2009 3:00 P		newland	avery	NC
tree down in newland. (gsp)

06/16/2009 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/16/2009 7:35 P		3 wnw sugar grove	watauga	NC
tree down on rush branch road (rnk)

07/21/2008 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
07/21/2008 4:18 P		banner elk	avery	NC
banner elk fire department reported a couple trees down when the storm came through. time estimated from radar. (gsp)

06/26/2008 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
06/26/2008 2:57 P		foscoe	watauga	NC
row of small trees down near intersection of hwy 105 and clarks creek road. (rnk)

05/26/2006 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/26/2006 4:00 P		3 nw banner elk	avery	NC
3 trees down along sam eller road. several other trees down in the county. (gsp)

04/02/2006 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
04/02/2006 9:30 P		newland	avery	NC
trees down on state rd 1348 or sugar mtn no.2 off hwy 194 in newland. (gsp)

04/02/2006 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
04/02/2006 9:15 P	66 mph	12 n newland	avery	NC
measured wind gust of 66 mph in the flat springs community. also numerous trees down across roads in the vicinity. (gsp)

08/03/2005 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
08/03/2005 3:10 P		2 s elk park	avery	NC
several trees down on property (gsp)

05/31/2004 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/31/2004 5:00 A		9 nw boone	watauga	NC
many trees down (rnk)

05/26/2004 Wind Reports

Date	Speed	City	County	State
05/26/2004 5:26 P		newland	avery	NC
trees and power lines knocked down countywide (gsp)

TORNADO REPORTS NEAR BEECH MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA

08/15/2023 Tornado Reports

Date	Location	County	State
08/15/2023 12:03 A	2 nnw beech mountain	watauga	NC
tornado moved a short distance into western watauga co. before lifting. sporadic uprooted trees were noted in a wooded area between buckeye rd. and seminole trail. (rnk)
08/15/2023 12:03 A	2 nnw beech mountain	watauga	NC
corrects previous tornado report from 2 nnw beech mountain. ef1 tornado moved a short distance into western watauga co. before lifting. sporadic uprooted trees were not (rnk)
08/15/2023 12:03 A	2 nnw beech mountain	watauga	NC
corrects previous tornado report from 2 nnw beech mountain. ef1 tornado moved a short distance into western watauga co. before lifting. sporadic uprooted trees were not (rnk)