Very dry conditions existed across much of the region from early October through much of November. 40 from October 10 through November 27.
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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.
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Very dry conditions existed across much of the region from early October through much of November. The Boone COOP (Cooperative Observer) in Watauga County measured only 0.40 from October 10 through November 27. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor introduced D2 or Severe Drought on the November 17 issuance (valid November 15). A late month rainfall event brought substantial rain November 28-30 but did not change the depicted drought conditions.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The town of Boone enacted Stage 2 water restrictions and a burn ban on November 17th due to the dry conditions. The town uses the South Fork of the New River for water supply and stages were very low due to the dry conditions.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 665727.