North Carolina, 2013Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 26, 2013
February 26, 2013 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
As low pressure progressed through the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley it brought relatively mild moisture into the central Appalachians. Cold high pressure was in place at the surface along and east of the Appalachians when the moisture arrived.
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- 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.
As low pressure progressed through the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley it brought relatively mild moisture into the central Appalachians. Cold high pressure was in place at the surface along and east of the Appalachians when the moisture arrived. The result was a rain that fell and froze when it reached the surface and formed a layer of ice around one-quarter inch thick. At the highest elevations, the ice formed a layer approaching one-half inch thick with isolated reports of ice one inch thick near Aho.
Ice Storm, Watauga
- When
- February 26, 5:35 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of one-quarter inch of ice developed across the county, especially along the crest of the Blue Ridge, including the community of Boone. Higher elevations near Boone realized ice around four-tenth of an inch thick. Ice up to one inch thick was received near the community of Aho at an elevation around 4000 feet.
Ice Storm, Ashe
- When
- February 26, 5:35 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ashe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 36.434, -81.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of one-quarter inch of ice developed across the county, especially along and near the crest of the Blue Ridge, including the community of Glendale.
Ice Storm, Surry
- When
- February 26, 5:55 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Surry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 36.415, -80.687 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of one-quarter inch of ice developed on surfaces across primarily the portion of the county along and near the crest of the Blue Ridge, including the community of Low Gap.
Ice Storm, Alleghany
- When
- February 26, 6:25 AM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 36.491, -81.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A total of one-quarter of an inch of ice was reported, especially in the Roaring Gap region.
- 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.
- Strong Wind in Georgia, February 26, 20131 death · $50,000 · 1 event
- Rip Current in Guam, February 26, 20131 death · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 2013$130,000 · 26 events
- High Wind in Tennessee, February 26, 2013$92,000 · 62 kt wind · 15 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 26, 2013$95,000 · EF0 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, February 26, 2013$52,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in North Carolina, February 26, 2013$45,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- High Wind in Virginia, February 26, 2013$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 26 to 27, 2013$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 201321 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 26, 201319 events
- High Wind in Tennessee, February 26, 2013$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
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: 436899, 437041, 436990, 436983.