Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 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, December 29 to 30, 2012
Snow showers developed behind a cold front by the evening of the 29th, and continued off and on through the night before ending early on the 30th. Valley accumulations ranged from little more than a dusting in the lower elevations beneath the Smokies and the middle French Broad Valley, to an inch or two across the lower French Broad and the high valleys of the northern mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Snow showers developed behind a cold front by the evening of the 29th, and continued off and on through the night before ending early on the 30th. Valley accumulations ranged from little more than a dusting in the lower elevations beneath the Smokies and the middle French Broad Valley, to an inch or two across the lower French Broad and the high valleys of the northern mountains. Meanwhile, some high elevation locations near the Tennessee border saw 6 inches or more.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 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
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 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, Buncombe
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haywood
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Swain
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM EST to December 30, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (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 in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Winter Weather in New York, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 29, 2012
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Ohio, December 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 29, 2012
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 29, 2012
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 2012
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 2012
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, December 2012
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: 423403, 423404, 423405, 423406, 423407, 423408, 423409, 423410.