Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- February 7, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 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, February 7, 2013
Precipitation, heavy at times, developed across the northern mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon. While most locations saw only rain, snow levels gradually fell through the day, and dipped as low as 3500 feet before precipitation ended.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Precipitation, heavy at times, developed across the northern mountains during the morning and continued into the afternoon. While most locations saw only rain, snow levels gradually fell through the day, and dipped as low as 3500 feet before precipitation ended. Meanwhile, mostly snow fell at the highest peaks. By the time the snow tapered off, a couple inches had accumulated at elevations near 4500 feet or so, while as much as a foot fell on the highest peaks.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- February 7, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 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, Yancey
- When
- February 7, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Cold in Illinois, February 7, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow and Hail in California, February 7 to 9, 2013
- Frost and Freeze and Dense Fog in California, February 7 to 12, 2013
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 7 to 10, 2013
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 7, 2013
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 7 to 8, 2013
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 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: 436061, 436062, 436063.