North Carolina, 1997

Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 13, 1997

February 13, 1997 · NWS GSP · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

11 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

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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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Yancey

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Yancey forecast zone
Coordinates
35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Buncombe

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Buncombe forecast zone
Coordinates
35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McDowell

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
McDowell forecast zone

Winter Storm, Burke

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Burke forecast zone

Winter Storm, Transylvania

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Transylvania forecast zone
Coordinates
35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Henderson

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Coordinates
35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Polk

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Polk forecast zone

Winter Storm, Rutherford

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Rutherford forecast zone

Winter Storm, Cleveland

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Coordinates
35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lincoln

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Coordinates
35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gaston

When
February 13, 10:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Gaston forecast zone
Coordinates
35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 1997

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: 5588798, 5588799, 5588800, 5588801, 5588802, 5588803, 5588804, 5588805, 5588806, 5588807, 5588808.