Winter Storm, Davidson
- When
- February 12, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Davidson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 12, 2001
A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell in the early morning hours of February 12. The precipitation began as snow, then changed to sleet a few hours later.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 RAH wrote it up.
A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell in the early morning hours of February 12. The precipitation began as snow, then changed to sleet a few hours later. Around sunrise, the precipitation fell as freezing rain before ending late in the morning. The snow accumulated to around an inch in some locations with an additional quarter inch of ice accumulation in the Northwest Piedmont. The frozen precipitation made roads slick, which led to several accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Forsyth
- When
- February 12, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Guilford
- When
- February 12, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.789 (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
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 12, 2001
- Sleet in Pennsylvania, February 12 to 13, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 12 to 14, 2001
- Sleet in Maryland, February 12, 2001
- Sleet in New Jersey, February 12 to 13, 2001
- Ice Storm in Alaska, February 12, 2001
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 12 to 13, 2001
- Sleet in Delaware, February 12 to 13, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 12, 2001
- Waterspout in California, February 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, February 12, 2001
- Flood in Michigan, February 12 to 13, 2001
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2001
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5232418, 5232419, 5232420.