Storm History: Ashe County, North Carolina

Events

593

Deaths

3

Injuries

1

Damage

$139 million

Episodes

465

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.

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• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $126 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, January 24, 20041 death · 1 injured · $5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 20021 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $126 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$10 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$340,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 2012$300,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 1998$250,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 10, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 1998$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$150,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2018$150,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 2020$139,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2011$100,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 6, 2025$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2016$90,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 1996$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 2018$75,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 1997$70,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 12, 2007$67,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 2023$60,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 1996$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 2003$50,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 1, 20022.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2019$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2008$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 9, 1997$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 2025$15,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2025$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 2025$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 2025$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 202564 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 28, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 31, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 5, 202469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 21, 20241 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20241 death · $126 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2024$25,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2024$500 · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 2024$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 2024$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2023$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 1, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 2023$60,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 2023$50,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022$15,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, November 10, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2022$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 27, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 202265 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 2022$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 22, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 28, 20203 events here
• Debris Flow, September 12, 2020$500 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020$17,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20207 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2020$340,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 2020$139,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 11, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2019$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2019$5,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2019$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20192 events here
• High Wind, April 26, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201962 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 2019$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2019$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 5, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, December 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 2018$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 2018$75,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2018$150,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 15, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2018$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 2017$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 20175 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 11, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 4, 20171 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 2017$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 2017$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2016$150,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2016$90,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 9, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 201659 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 201651 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 2, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, October 2, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20151 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 2015$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 2, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 1, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2014$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 6, 20142 events here
• High Wind, May 22, 2014$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 2014$600 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 25, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 201454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2013$500 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2013$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 5, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 3, 201354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20131 event here
• High Wind, February 1, 2013$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 30, 201355 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 29, 2013$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 2013$3,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20131 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 201268 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 201267 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 2012$300,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$8,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 27, 20121 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 201265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20121 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 2012$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2012$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 7, 2011$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 28, 2011$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 23, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2011$100,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 5, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2011$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011$600 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011$11,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2011$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20110.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 2, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 201057 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 1, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010$300 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201060 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, February 9, 201058 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 2010$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 2010$800 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 2009$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2009$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2009$7,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2009$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2009$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2009$250 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here

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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 2026-09-24.