Sleet, Alexander
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
Light snow and sleet fell during the morning, associated with a strong low pressure area moving north through the Mississippi River Valley. Accumulations by noon ranged between 1 and 3 inches.
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
- 13
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.
Light snow and sleet fell during the morning, associated with a strong low pressure area moving north through the Mississippi River Valley. Accumulations by noon ranged between 1 and 3 inches. Some light freezing rain mixed in from time to time as well.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 sleet. Local standard time, as filed.
Sleet, Cabarrus
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Catawba
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Cleveland
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Gaston
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Haywood
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Henderson
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Lincoln
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Madison
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Northern Jackson
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Polk
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sleet, Rutherford
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sleet, Transylvania
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Sleet
- Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, March 9 to 12, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 1999
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5691417, 5691418, 5691419, 5691420, 5691421, 5691422, 5691423, 5691424, 5691425, 5691426, 5691427, 5691428, 5691429.