North Carolina, 2014

Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 24 to 26, 2014

March 24 to 26, 2014 · NWS GSP · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

As an upper air disturbance approached the region from the west, light to moderate snow developed across the North Carolina mountains around midnight early on the 25th, mainly in the high elevations of the southern mountains, and across much of the central and northern mountains (including the valleys) near the Tennessee border. The bulk of the snow accumulated during the morning of the 25th,…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

As an upper air disturbance approached the region from the west, light to moderate snow developed across the North Carolina mountains around midnight early on the 25th, mainly in the high elevations of the southern mountains, and across much of the central and northern mountains (including the valleys) near the Tennessee border. The bulk of the snow accumulated during the morning of the 25th, when 2-4 inches fell across a fairly large area. Snow showers then redeveloped within northwest flow behind a cold front across the Tennessee border counties during the afternoon, resulting in additional accumulations, although those were primarily confined to the high elevations along the Tennessee border. Total accumulations ranged from 2-4 inches in the valleys across the Tennessee border counties (from I-40 north) and in the high elevations of the southern mountains, to 4-8 inches in the higher elevations along the Tennessee border.

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, 9:46 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 9:46 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Avery

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Avery forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Madison

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Yancey

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Yancey forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mitchell

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Mitchell forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Swain

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Swain forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Haywood

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Haywood forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Graham

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Graham forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Jackson

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Macon

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caldwell Mountains

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Caldwell Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Burke Mountains

When
March 24, 11:00 PM EST to March 26, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Burke Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
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

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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: 505289, 505290, 505292, 505293, 505294, 505296, 505297, 505298, 505299, 505300, 505301.