Valdese Weather Pictures

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Local Weather Pictures

Sunset after rain storm, November 24, 2004

Looking toward High Peak near Drexel, NC.
Taken soon after a major storm front had passed.
Photo by ValdeseWeather.com Staff Photographer

Sunset after rain storm, November 24, 2004

Photo by ValdeseWeather.com Staff Photographer
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Snow Storm of February 26, 2004

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8:00 AM and 4:00 PM in 1 hour increments.
Photo by ValdeseWeather.com Staff Photographer

Sunrise in Hildebran, NC
Submitted by Carl Yates
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Sunrise in Hildebran, NC
Submitted by Carl Yates
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