Winter Storm in North Carolina, March 25 to 27, 2013

Name: Winter Storm in North Carolina, March 25 to 27, 2013
Start: 2013-03-25T00:00
End: 2013-03-27T00:00
Location: North Carolina

March 25 to 27, 2013 · NWS GSP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Where it happened

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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 during the early morning hours of the 25th and continued off and on throughout the day. Synoptically enhanced northwest flow snow showers became heavy overnight across the western mountains, and by the afternoon hours of the 26th storm total snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches were common across the area. Snow showers continued through the early morning hours of the 27th across the higher elevations near the Tennessee border, where totals of a foot or more were prevalent. Heavy snowfall was mainly confined to areas above 3000 feet or so in the southern and central mountains, but was a little more widespread in the northern mountains.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 24, 8:57 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:57 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
957 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT.
EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHWEST WIND AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE TO START THE WEEK.  COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTROL OUR WEATHER FOR MUCH...IF NOT ALL OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 945 PM UPDATE...PRECIP HAS BEEN INCREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS
THE NC MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SC PIEDMONT OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE OCCLUDED SURFACE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
AREA. THEREFORE...POPS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.
OTHERWISE..THE CURRENT FORECAST IS WELL IN LINE WITH THE LATEST 18Z
MODELS/CURRENT TRENDS.

AS OF 3 PM EDT...THE COLD AIR DAMMING LAYER CONTINUES TO GET PINCHED
LATE THIS AFTN BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER WRN KY AND COASTAL LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE CAROLINAS. THIS IS KEEPING LIGHT UPGLIDE DRIZZLE
GOING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR NRN TIER. SOME COOLING OF THE
PROFILES IS EXPECTED TO WORK SWD ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH MORE OF A TRANSITION TO MIXED PTYPES
THERE. MEANWHILE...THE H5 LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY
LATE TODAY WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS THROUGH MON. UPPER
DIVERGENCE AND SHEARED VORTICITY WILL CROSS MAINLY THE NC PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT...AS THE SFC OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES THROUGH
AS WELL TO BEGIN SCOURING THE WEDGE. WILL TRANSITION EVENING POPS
BACK TOWARD THE WRN MTNS. IN ADDITION...SFC BASED CAPE VALUES SHOULD
REACH A FEW HUNDRED J/KG IN THE SW NC MTNS...WARRANTING AN ISOLD TO
SCT TSTM MENTION THERE. THE REST OF THE MTNS...AND AREAS IN THE CAD
EAST OF THE MTNS...SHOULD REMAIN TOO STABLE FOR ANY TSTM MENTION
WITH SHOWERS ALONG THE FROPA. THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH OVERLAP OF
SFC BASED INSTABILITY AND SFC TO 3 KM SHEAR FOR SOME BRIEF
ORGANIZATION JUST W OF THE MTNS...WITH PERHAPS SOME GUSTY WINDS
REACHING THE SMOKIES AREA WITH ANY SHOWERS/TSTMS THIS EVENING. WILL
ALSO NEED TO POST A FREEZE WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT AFTER FROPA TONIGHT.

MORE RAPID COOLING OF PROFILES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME DEGREE OF WESTERLY UPSLOPE MOISTURE INTO
MONDAY MORNING...BUT DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE
SRN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY ALONG WITH IMPROVING UPSLOPE
FLOW AS WINDS TURN MORE WNW WITH TIME. SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL
STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE SPINE...AS WELL AS ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
IMPROVING LAPSE RATES. DEEPER MIXING ALONG WITH THE STOUT WESTERLY
FLOW IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL
REQUIRE WIND ADVISORIES AS WELL FOR MONDAY FOR ALL BUT THE NE PART.
WILL START THE NRN MTN WINTER STORM WARNING THIS EVENING IN ORDER TO
CAPTURE MIXED PTYPE LIGHT ICING THERE BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO SNOW.
A SPLIT ELEVATION WARNING/ADVISORY WILL BE POSTED STARTING AT 06Z
FOR THE SW MTNS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 310 PM SUNDAY...MONDAY EVENING...SFC CYCLONE WILL TRACK NE OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND SHORE AS A MID LEVEL TROF RIPPLES ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE TROF AXIS WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION DURING THE NIGHT...MOVING
OVER THE REGION BY 12Z TUESDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AHEAD OF THE TROF
INDICATE THAT LLVL FLOW WILL VEER NW AND THE DEPTH OF SATURATED
CONDITIONS WILL DEEPEN...REACHING H4 DURING TUESDAY MORNING. THE
CLOUD LAYER IS EXPECTED TO FALL WELL WITHIN THE OPTIMAL SNOW GROWTH
TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -12 TO -18C. HOWEVER...AS THE SFC LOW DEPARTS
NORTHEAST...H85 WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM 40 TO 45 KTS AT 0Z TUES TO
25 TO 30 KTS AT 12Z TUES. GIVEN THE PASSING WAVE AND VORT
MAX...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...AND ORTHOGONAL FLOW SHOULD SUPPORT
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SHSN ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE
NC MTNS THROUGH MID DAY TUES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE NRN MTNS...WITH 8 TO 9 INCHES
ALONG THE TN LINE. AREAS FROM MADISON TO GRAHAM COULD SEE 4 TO 6
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE RIDGES...WITH A
FOOT OF SN POSSIBLE ALONG THE SWAIN/NC LINE. TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...MOISTURE ACROSS THE MTNS WILL BEGIN TO DRY FROM THE TOP
DOWN AND LLVL FLOW WILL BEGIN TO BACK AND WEAKEN. ACCUMULATING SNOW
MAY REMAIN ALONG THE TN BORDER THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...THEN END
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT H85 TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW 0C ACROSS THE CWA...WITH MOST AREAS BELOW -5C. ALTHOUGH CLOUD
COVER WILL REMAIN THICK ACROSS THE REGION...LLVL THICKNESSES AND
PROFILES SUPPORT FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION. BASED ON A
BLEND OF ECMWF AND MET TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE...MIN TEMPERATURES
SHOULD FAVOR THE U20S TO NEAR 30 ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT...WITH L30S ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NE GA. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT
THE TEMPERATURES WITH A FREEZE WATCH. TUES HIGHS MAY RANGE FROM NEAR
40 ACROSS THE MTNS VALLEYS TO L50S EAST OF THE MTNS.

TUESDAY NIGHT...SHSN AND CLOUDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE TN LINE FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT. EAST...SKY MAY SLOW CLEAR AND COOL LLVL
THICKNESSES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CWA WITH NW FLOW. MIN
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO COOL A
COUPLE OF DEGREES FROM MON NIGHT VALUES. ON WEDNESDAY...PRECIP
SHOULD END AND SKY COVER MAY SLOW DECREASE. LLVL TEMPERATURE
PROFILES AND THICKNESSES SHOULD REMAIN SIMILAR TO TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...INCREASED INSOLATION MAY PROVIDE A 3 TO 4 DEGREE WARM UP
FROM TUESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURE VALUES.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM SUNDAY...THIS PERIOD STARTS AT 00Z THURSDAY WITH THE
CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW ROUGHLY OVER LONG ISLAND AND ONE LAST SPOKE
OF ENERGY MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SOME CLOUDINESS OVER THE NC MTNS BUT ALL
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE OVER BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. CLOUDS DISSIPATE
ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXERTS GREATER CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. THE OLD
ECMWF HAS A SHORTWAVE CROSSING OUR AREA AROUND 00Z FRIDAY AND THE
CANADIAN HAS IT CROSSING AROUND 18Z THURSDAY.

THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS TOWARD THE END OF
THE CURRENT SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SATURDAY IS DRIEST ON THE OLD ECMWF
FOR OUR REGION.  THE GFS HAS AN MCS CROSSING ARKANSAS MID DAY
SATURDAY AND WEAKENING IT AS IT HEADS TOWARD GA REACHING AUGUSTA
AREA SUNDAY MORNING. OTHER THAN THAT MCS...THE GFS IS DRY FOR OUR
AREA. OLD ECMWF HAS A SHORTWAVE CROSSING TN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW
END...100-150 CAPE FROM FONTANA LAKE TO NE GA LATE SUNDAY. AT FIRST
I WAS GOING TO GO DRY TO THE END OF FORECAST BUT HAVE DECIDED BEST
TO INTRODUCE SLIGHT POPS AT THE VERY END. GFS HAS A SIMILAR BUT
WEAKER WAVE CROSSING SOMETIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES START ON THURSDAY ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND
THEN RISE TO 5 DEGREES OR LESS BELOW NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SURFACE
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LMVFR TO IFR CLOUDS WITH NE
WINDS TO THE TERMINAL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE CONDITIONS
IMPROVING TO VFR WITH WEST WINDS BY 10Z ON MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
FROPA. TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WEST AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SHOULD GENERATE
GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25-30 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

ELSEWHERE...A SURFACE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...WEAK UPGLIDE AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IFR CLOUDS WITH NE WINDS TO
MUCH OF THE REGION. RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN CIGS WILL OCCUR WITH FROPA
05Z TO 08Z...WITH WINDS TURNING WESTERLY. TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST AND LOW PRESSURE OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL LEAD TO GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25-30 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS EXPECT KAVL WHERE
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL.

OUTLOOK...MOISTURE MAY LINGER ON NW FLOW AT KAVL AS LATE AS MID
WEEK...BUT NO RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED E OF THE MTNS THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            02-08Z        08-14Z        14-20Z        20-02Z
KCLT       MED   69%     HIGH  94%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   62%     MED   76%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   74%     MED   68%     HIGH  88%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       LOW   53%     MED   72%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       MED   61%     MED   73%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH  81%     MED   60%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR GAZ018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ053-062>065-
     501>510.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY
     FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051-052-058.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-
     068>070-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ001>007-
     010>014-019.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...HG/JOH
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...JOH

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 2:59 PM EST, 9 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>007-010>014-019-252000-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-252000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-252000-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ033-049-050-252000-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-252000-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.
   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ059-252000-
NORTHERN JACKSON-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ071-072-082-SCZ008-009-252000-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ502-504-506-508-510-252000-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-
359 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   FREEZE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1227 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1213 AM     SNOW             5 NW WOODLAWN           35.84N  82.10W
03/25/2013  E1.0 INCH        MCDOWELL           NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF AN INCH OF SNOW IN LITTLE
            SWITZERLAND

&&

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Avery

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Avery forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Mitchell

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Mitchell forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Madison

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Yancey

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Yancey forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Graham

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Graham forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Swain

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Swain forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Haywood

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Haywood forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northern Jackson

When: March 25, 12:00 AM EST to March 27, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 442301, 442302, 442303, 442304, 442305, 442306, 442307, 442308.