Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms will be possible over parts of the northern Plains again Wednesday which could bring large hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flooding over parts of the southern and northern Plains Wednesday. Read More >

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Event Summary of Tropical Cyclone Helene (26-27 September 2024)

Event Review of the 9 January 2024 Claremont, NC Tornado (embedded pdf's)

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Brief reviews of significant weather events in our county warning area

2024

2022

Event Summary of 16-17 January 2022 Winter Storm

2021

Event Summary of 17 August 2021 Flash Flooding and Tornadoes (Tropical Storm Fred)

2020

2019

Event Summary of 19 April 2019 Flash Flooding

2018

2017

2016

The Impact of Hermine on the Western Carolinas and Northeast Georgia, 2-3 September 2016

2014

2012

2011

An Epic Outbreak of tornadoes affects northeast Georgia and western North Carolina on 27-28 April 2011

2010

The Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, Severe Weather Outbreak, including the tornadoes that struck Belmont and Spencer, North Carolina.
The Heavy Snow of 29-30 January 2010

2009

2005

A case study of the ice storm of 15 December 2005 in the western Carolinas and extreme northeast Georgia.

2004

The deadly debris flow along Peeks Creek in Macon County NC during Hurricane Ivan, 16-17 September 2004
The remnants of Frances (6-8 September 2004), Ivan (16-17 September 2004), and Jeanne (26-28 September 2004) resulted in heavy rain over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Click on the storm names above for individual rainfall, for an easy rainfall comparison click here.
29 July 2004: Flash flooding pushed the Reedy River at Greenville to near record levels.

1997

The High Shear/Low CAPE Severe Weather Event of 21 February 1997.

1993

A Twenty Year Recollection of the Superstorm of March 1993 in the Western Carolinas and Extreme Northeast Georgia

1989

A Look Back at the Western Carolina Violent Tornado Outbreak of 5 May 1989

1960

A Review of the Record-Breaking Snow and Persistent Cold of February and March 1960

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