Ice Storm, Ashe
- When
- February 3, 10:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.434, -81.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 3, 2005
Low pressure moved across the Middle Atlantic States February 3rd and brought significant ice accumulations to the mountains of northwest North Carolina. Ice accretions ranged from one quarter of an inch in eastern Watauga County to an eighth of an inch in western sections of Ashe County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 RNK wrote it up.
Low pressure moved across the Middle Atlantic States February 3rd and brought significant ice accumulations to the mountains of northwest North Carolina. Ice accretions ranged from one quarter of an inch in eastern Watauga County to an eighth of an inch in western sections of Ashe County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Watauga
- When
- February 3, 10:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga forecast zone
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, February 3, 2005
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 3, 2005
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 3 to 4, 2005
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 3, 2005
- Dense Fog in California, February 3, 2005
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 3 to 7, 2005
- Ice Storm in Virginia, February 3, 2005
- High Surf in American Samoa, February 3 to 6, 2005
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 3, 2005
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 3, 2005
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5437091, 5437092.