Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 3, 2002

Name: Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 3, 2002
Start: 2002-02-03T16:00
End: 2002-02-03T22:00
Location: North Carolina

February 3, 2002 · NWS GSP · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

5 inches accumulations in some areas, and a few slick roads.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 fell from late afternoon into late evening, resulting in 1 to 2.5 inches accumulations in some areas, and a few slick roads.

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Avery

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Avery forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Madison

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mitchell

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Mitchell forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Swain

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Swain forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Graham

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Graham forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Macon

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Jackson

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Transylvania

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Transylvania forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Henderson

When: February 3, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, February 2002

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: 5283536, 5283537, 5283538, 5283539, 5283540, 5283541, 5283542, 5283543, 5283544.