Sleet, Avery
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet in North Carolina, January 25, 2013
Sleet developed across the northern mountains and foothills during the morning, and continued off and on through the remainder of the day. Some snow mixed in early across the higher elevations.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Sleet developed across the northern mountains and foothills during the morning, and continued off and on through the remainder of the day. Some snow mixed in early across the higher elevations. Numerous accidents were reported across the area. Sleet continued to fall into early afternoon, accumulating to around an inch across the area. The sleet mixed with a light freezing rain before ending, exacerbating the hazardous driving conditions across the area, and further contributing to numerous accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 sleet. Local standard time, as filed.
Sleet, Mitchell
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Caldwell Mountains
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)
Sleet, Greater Caldwell
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greater Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Burke Mountains
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)
Sleet, Greater Burke
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greater Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Sleet
- Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 25, 2013
More
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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: 429347, 429355, 429359, 429361, 429363, 429365.