TOP 5 Weather Events of 2024
This is list of top 5 Weather Events of 2024 come from votes of our office meteorologists.
Credit: NWS Wilmington, NC
One of the most devastating weather events to ever impact our area occurred over a multiple day period from September 25th through the 29th. Catastrophic flooding and high winds from Helene caused eight deaths in our forecast area; resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in damage mainly from historic flooding and flash flooding, especially in northwest NC and far southwest Virginia. There were also six tornadoes associated with Helene and the 52 tornado warnings issued by our office in September were the most issued for any month on record. For more information visit our Helene webpage
There were numerous incidents of flash flooding across the Virginia Piedmont into the northern North Carolina Piedmont. Numerous roads in Yadkin and Rockingham county, NC were impassable and one vehicle in Yadkin county was stranded in flooded waters. Numerous trees were blown down in this same area from strong winds.
Boonsboro, VA Storm May 26th, 2024 Credit Matt Hovey
Sixty unique reports of severe weather, mostly damaging winds, was the greatest number in one day since June 21, 2011. One of these events included the EF1 Salem, VA tornado.
49 unique reports of severe weather, including two EF1 tornadoes (Wilkes and Pittsylvania counties).
From June through August, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were observed in at least a portion of our forecast area. Wytheville tied their all-time longest stretch of consecutive days, 34, without precipitation. Weather records for Wytheville date back to 1893.
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