Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 2, 2010
A weak area of low pressure passed south of the region, spreading light rain across western North Carolina. Temperatures were cold enough for the precipitation to fall as light freezing rain over the northern mountains, and over a small part of the northwest piedmont, mainly in Davie County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
A weak area of low pressure passed south of the region, spreading light rain across western North Carolina. Temperatures were cold enough for the precipitation to fall as light freezing rain over the northern mountains, and over a small part of the northwest piedmont, mainly in Davie County. The main impact was to travel, as icy roads were reported, especially in the northern mountains. The freezing rain changed to rain late in the morning, as temperatures warmed above freezing.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Davie
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Caldwell Mountains
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caldwell Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Burke Mountains
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Burke Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McDowell Mountains
- When
- February 2, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- McDowell Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.681, -82.049 (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
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 2, 2010
- Winter Weather in Maryland, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Weather in Delaware, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 2010
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 2, 2010
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 2, 2010
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2010
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: 216415, 216416, 216417, 216418, 216419, 216420, 216421.