Wildfire, Haywood
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 2, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood County, Waterville
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in North Carolina, November 1 to 2, 2000
Wild fires which started in late October continued to burn out of control into early November. Several thousand acres were burned with the largest burn area in the Linville Gorge.
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
- 4
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.
Wild fires which started in late October continued to burn out of control into early November. Several thousand acres were burned with the largest burn area in the Linville Gorge.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, McDowell
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 2, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell County, 4 mi N of Ashford
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.681, -82.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, Mitchell
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 2, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell County, 5 mi SE of Spruce Pine
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire, Yancey
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 2, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey County, 8 mi SW of Burnsville
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Wyoming, November 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, November 1, 2000
- Drought in North Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in Minnesota, November 1, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, November 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: 5159771, 5159772, 5159773, 5159774.