Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 9 to 10, 2003
An extended period of intermittent light snow produced spotty accumulations of 1 to 2 inches within the major valleys of the North Carolina mountains. The higher elevations received as much as 4 inches, especially the highest peaks along the Tennessee border.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 14
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.
An extended period of intermittent light snow produced spotty accumulations of 1 to 2 inches within the major valleys of the North Carolina mountains. The higher elevations received as much as 4 inches, especially the highest peaks along the Tennessee border.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Caldwell
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haywood
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Swain
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Buncombe
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Transylvania
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Macon
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Jackson
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 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)
Winter Weather, Southern Jackson
- When
- February 9, 9:00 PM EST to February 10, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (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
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 9, 2003
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 9 to 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 9 to 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 9 to 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 9, 2003
- High Wind in Colorado, February 9 to 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Texas, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 2003
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2003
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: 5345069, 5345070, 5345071, 5345072, 5345073, 5345074, 5345075, 5345076, 5345077, 5345078, 5345079, 5345080, 5345081, 5345082.