Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- December 8, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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 8, 2013
Light freezing rain developed along the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge, mainly north of I-40, during the morning and continued for a few hours. By noon, a light glaze of ice was reported, mainly on elevated surfaces and primarily within a few miles of the Blue Ridge.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 freezing rain developed along the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge, mainly north of I-40, during the morning and continued for a few hours. By noon, a light glaze of ice was reported, mainly on elevated surfaces and primarily within a few miles of the Blue Ridge.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- December 8, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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 8, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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
- December 8, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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
- December 8, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burke Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.705 (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 Weather in Wisconsin, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Cold in New Mexico, December 8, 2013
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, December 8 to 10, 2013
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 8, 2013
- Winter Weather in Texas, December 8, 2013
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 8 to 9, 2013
- Cold in Minnesota, December 8, 2013
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, December 2013
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: 488812, 488813, 488814, 488815, 488816.