Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 2, 1998
which occurred at mainly the higher elevations.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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 weak trough of low pressure lingered over western North Carolina on the 2nd of March and temperatures were just cold enough to support a 1 to 3 inch snowfall...which occurred at mainly the higher elevations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haywood
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Macon
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Jackson
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Jackson
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Swain
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Transylvania
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- March 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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: 5638311, 5638312, 5638313, 5638314, 5638315, 5638316, 5638317, 5638318, 5638319, 5638320, 5638321.