Ice Storm, Caldwell
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
A winter storm brought a variety of weather woes to western and central North Carolina. Snow in the mountains gradually became heavy as it spread east with the highest accumulations in the higher elevations west and north of Asheville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A winter storm brought a variety of weather woes to western and central North Carolina. Snow in the mountains gradually became heavy as it spread east with the highest accumulations in the higher elevations west and north of Asheville. Four to six inches fell with similar amounts in the mountainous parts of the foothill counties. Several inches fell in parts of the piedmont with up to 3 1/2 inches around Cherryville. In the foothills and piedmont the snow changed to a sleet storm during the afternoon with several inches accumulations. Around Charlotte and Monroe freezing rain during the evening caused scattered power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Alexander
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Iredell
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Davie
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Catawba
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rowan
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cleveland
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lincoln
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gaston
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mecklenburg
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- February 13, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, February 13, 1997
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- High Wind in California, February 13, 1997
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Maryland, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 13, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5588809, 5588810, 5588811, 5588812, 5588813, 5588814, 5588815, 5588816, 5588817, 5588818, 5588819.