Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, January 6, 2003
Light snow fell for much of the day across the western mountains of North Carolina. By evening, 1 to 3 inches had accumulated, mainly in areas above 3000 feet.
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.
- 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
- 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 for much of the day across the western mountains of North Carolina. By evening, 1 to 3 inches had accumulated, mainly in areas above 3000 feet. The snow was accompanied by wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Yancey
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Mitchell
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Swain
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Haywood
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Buncombe
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Graham
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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
- January 6, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 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)
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
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 6, 2003
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 6, 2003
- Rip Current in California, January 6 to 7, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 6, 2003
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6, 2003
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 6 to 8, 2003
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 6, 2003
- Wildfire and High Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 2003
- Dense Fog in California, January 6 to 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2003
- Strong Wind in Michigan, January 6, 2003
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 6, 2003
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 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: 5338940, 5338941, 5338942, 5338943, 5338944, 5338945, 5338946, 5338947, 5338948.