Last Updated on February 17, 2023 9:26 am
The first snowfall of the 2014-15 winter season brought upwards of 7 inches of snow to parts of Watauga County and left many in the dark.
Blue Ridge Electric said nearly 2,000 outages occurred over the weekend, and all outages were fully restored just after 12 noon on Sunday.
Watauga Medical Center recorded a peak wind gust of 38mph on Saturday and 40 on Sunday, with a high of only 35 on Saturday.
Below are snow totals from the National Weather Service, along with maps showing snow depth in the region. To see a time lapse of the storm in Boone, and other events as they were unfolding check out the Saturday Reports article and pictures from Saturday.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
953 AM EST SUN NOV 02 2014
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST TWO
DAYS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO THOSE WHO PROVIDED REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BLACKSBURG
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
...ASHE COUNTY...
1 ESE WEST JEFFERSON 5.7 600 AM 11/02 COCORAHS
6 NW LANSING 5.0 600 AM 11/02 COCORAHS
FLEETWOOD 4.5 845 AM 11/01 VIA FB
3 ESE JEFFERSON 3.0 1100 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
3 SW CRESTON 2.8 700 AM 11/02 COCORAHS
3 SSW GRASSY CREEK 2.0 700 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
...WATAUGA COUNTY...
3 N BETHEL 6.7 600 AM 11/02 COCORAHS
ZIONVILLE 5.0 1100 AM 11/01 PUBLIC
1 WNW DEEP GAP 5.0 1030 AM 11/01 POST OFFICE
VALLE CRUCIS 4.0 955 AM 11/01 ELEVATION EST 2650 FEET
1 SSE VALLE CRUCIS 4.0 800 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
2 N SILVERSTONE 4.0 1035 AM 11/01 POST OFFICE
1 NE PEORIA 3.5 1015 AM 11/01 3 TO 4 INCHES
1 NNW TODD 3.0 1030 AM 11/01 TRAINED SPOTTER
3 ENE BLOWING ROCK 3.0 730 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
3 W BLOWING ROCK 3.0 1005 AM 11/01 VIA FB
BOONE 2.5 430 AM 11/01 LAW ENFORCEMENT
4 NE BLOWING ROCK 2.5 700 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
1 SW SUGAR GROVE 2.0 1035 AM 11/01 POST OFFICE
1 WSW FOSCOE 1.1 650 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
5 E BOONE 0.7 830 AM 11/01 COCORAHS
