Winter Storm, Buncombe
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
Strong low pressure moved north through the Mississippi River Valley with associated moisture streaming north across the Southeastern States. Cold, dry air was already in place across western North Carolina and caused a mixture of heavy sleet, snow and freezing rain across much of the mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Strong low pressure moved north through the Mississippi River Valley with associated moisture streaming north across the Southeastern States. Cold, dry air was already in place across western North Carolina and caused a mixture of heavy sleet, snow and freezing rain across much of the mountains. Much of the above counties received 1 to 2 inches of sleet before the precipitation changed to snow and added another couples inches. The Highlands area in Macon county received 4 to 5 inches of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Macon
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southern Jackson
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Swain
- When
- March 9, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (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
- 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
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 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: 5692285, 5692286, 5692287, 5692288.