Weather News

Cost of Fighting Wildfires in 2014 Projected to be Hundreds of Millions of Dollars over Amount Available

According to a Congressionally-mandated report issued Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior (DOI) are projected…

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Flooding Possible For The High Country This Week

The High Country is under a Flash Flood Watch until late Wednesday night. According to the National Weather Service several…

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Watauga County Schools Weather Closings History

*Original article posted March 9, 2013, updated on April 13, 2014 to reflect additional closings for the 2013-14 calendar year*…

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Carolina Weather Discussion Broadcast For Wed April 2, 2014

The weekly Carolina Weather Discussion broadcast from Wednesday April 2nd.   Brad Panovich from NBC Charlotte and Grant Gilmore from…

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High Country Hits 70 For First Time Since October 2013

Spring officially arrived on the 2014 calendar on March 20, but after a winter of record breaking temperatures in January…

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High Country Landmark Destroyed By High Winds

An iconic and historic part of the High Country fell victim to the high winds over the weekend. The Grandfather…

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Sunday March 30 Conditions/Reports

7:43am power outages in Blue Ridge EMC area – Watauga 364, Ashe 249, Wilkes 139, Avery 135, 8am – have…

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High Winds, Snow, Cold Returns For Saturday Night & Sunday

Old Man Winter will not totally let go of his impact on the High Country for this winter season. Following…

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High Winds & Snow Topples Tree Narrowly Missing Home & Cars

A High Country family is pretty thankful after a large falling tree just narrowly missed their home on Wednesday morning.…

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A Sunny And Foggy Wednesday Afternoon

Depending upon your location in the High Country you may have enjoyed the sunshine or battled the thick fog on…

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