High Wind, Avery
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Carolina, January 13, 2000
Strong and damaging northwest winds behind a strong cold front, gusted to 60 mph or more. Many trees and power lines were blown down which resulted in power outages for some mountain residents.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Strong and damaging northwest winds behind a strong cold front, gusted to 60 mph or more. Many trees and power lines were blown down which resulted in power outages for some mountain residents. The highest winds in the foothills occurred near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Buncombe
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Burke
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind, Caldwell
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind, McDowell
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
High Wind, Mitchell
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Yancey
- When
- January 13, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 13, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 13 to 15, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130003, 5130004, 5130005, 5130006, 5130007, 5130008, 5130009.