Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 1, 2015
As a wedge of cold air spread south across the eastern seaboard, rain changed to freezing rain during the early morning hours of the 1st across the Blue Ridge of North Carolina, as well as the I-40 corridor through the Piedmont and foothills. Ice accretion was light, generally only a few hundredths of an inch, although some locations saw as much as a tenth of an inch.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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 a wedge of cold air spread south across the eastern seaboard, rain changed to freezing rain during the early morning hours of the 1st across the Blue Ridge of North Carolina, as well as the I-40 corridor through the Piedmont and foothills. Ice accretion was light, generally only a few hundredths of an inch, although some locations saw as much as a tenth of an inch. Icing was primarily confined to elevated surfaces, so travel was not impacted significantly.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Buncombe
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Alexander
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Burke Mountains
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Burke Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Caldwell Mountains
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caldwell Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Catawba
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Davie
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern McDowell
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.681, -82.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greater Burke
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greater Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -81.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greater Caldwell
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greater Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.953, -81.546 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Iredell
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McDowell Mountains
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- McDowell Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.681, -82.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rowan
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- March 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- 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
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 19, 2015
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 1 to 3, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 1, 2015
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2015
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 1, 2015
- Drought in Oklahoma, March 1 to 31, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, March 1, 2015
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, March 1 to 4, 2015
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2015
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 2015
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: 562093, 562094, 562095, 562096, 562097, 562098, 562099, 562100, 562101, 562102, 562103, 562104, 562105, 562106, 562107.