Buncombe County Numbers in Bad Weather
Buncombe County -- Buncombe County is a Weather-Ready-Nation ambassador, and we want to help you be prepared and safe when bad weather hits the area.
Always call 911 if you are in immediate danger or need emergency assistance. For non-emergency situations, use these non-emergency numbers.
Fire & Medical (County/City) - 250-6650
County, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Weaverville, Montreat (including animal control) - 250-6670
You can also report trees down at 250-6666/250-6696
Sign up for Buncombe Alerts by texting BCAlert to 99411 or visit buncombecounty.org/codered.
See below for more useful numbers.
Power Companies
Duke Energy Progress
1-800-419-6356
Haywood EMC
1-800-951-6088
French Broad Electric
Madison: 649-2051
Mitchell: 688-4815
Buncombe, Madison:
1-800-222-6190
Yancey: 682-6121
Duke Energy
1-800-POWERON
Get updates on your outage
at duke-energy.com or text
OUT to 57801
Gas
Dominion Energy (PSNC)
1-877-776-2427
Phone Service
AT & T
1-877-737-2478
Charter Communications
1-888-438-2427
Frontier Communications
1-877-462-8188
Cable
Charter Communications
1-888-438-2427
Internet Service Providers
AT & T
1-877-737-2478
Charter Communications
1-888-438-2427
Frontier Communications
1-877-462-8188
Roads
DOT (County roads)
298-0397
City of Asheville
251-1122
Town of Biltmore Forest
274-0824
Town of Black Mountain
419-9304
Town of Montreat
669-8002
Town of Weaverville
645-0606
Town of Woodfin
253-4887
State Highway Patrol
Text *47
Water
Asheville Water Department
251-1122
Emergency Shelter
All area residents
211
Below is a list of links to keep handy in case of inclement weather:
NCDOT Information line 511
National Weather Service forecast
ReadyNC preparedness
Real-time road conditions from the NCDOT
Duke power outage map
Report a power outage
Call 211 for shelter information
Buncombe County Government