North Carolina, 2014

Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 11, 2014

February 11, 2014 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Light to occasionally moderate snow began to overspread the extreme southern Piedmont of North Carolina around mid morning and continued off and on through the day. By mid-evening, total accumulations ranged from 1 to 3 inches across much of the area, although isolated 4 inch amounts were reported.

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.

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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.

Light to occasionally moderate snow began to overspread the extreme southern Piedmont of North Carolina around mid morning and continued off and on through the day. By mid-evening, total accumulations ranged from 1 to 3 inches across much of the area, although isolated 4 inch amounts were reported. Warm road temperatures yielded little in the way of travel problems.

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 Feb 10, 10:39 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 10:39 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 7:42 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
742 PM EST MON FEB 10 2014

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-120045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
742 PM EST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS
EARLIER ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL REMAIN ON AREA ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..THURSDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-510-120045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-
742 PM EST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

EARLIER PATCHY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE REGION COULD PRODUCE
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS IN LOCATIONS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE
REMAINS BELOW THE FREEZING MARK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..THURSDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-120045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
742 PM EST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PATCHY LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE
REGION COULD PRODUCE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS IN LOCATIONS WHERE
THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW THE FREEZING MARK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..WEDNESDAY...WINTRY MIX LIKELY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..THURSDAY...SNOW POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY LINGER
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

CDG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 10, 8:56 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Mecklenburg

When
February 11, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Mecklenburg forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cabarrus

When
February 11, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Cabarrus forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Union

When
February 11, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
34.988, -80.531 (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

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2014

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: 501101, 501102, 501103.