Winter Weather, Avery
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 27 to 28, 2015
Snow showers developed across the western North Carolina mountains during the evening and continued through the overnight before dissipating during the pre-dawn hours. Accumulations generally ranged from 1-2 inches in the lower elevations, while the high elevations near the Tennessee border saw 2-4 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 across the western North Carolina mountains during the evening and continued through the overnight before dissipating during the pre-dawn hours. Accumulations generally ranged from 1-2 inches in the lower elevations, while the high elevations near the Tennessee border saw 2-4 inches.
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 27, 6:11 PM EST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 6:11 PM EST, 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 5:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 NCZ501-503-505-282300- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ071-072-082-SCZ004>014-019-282300- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051-052-058-282300- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES. ANY TENDER VEGETATION THAT HAS BEGIN GROWING MAY BE DAMAGED. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...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. NCZ033-049-050-282300- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MAINLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...THIS EVENING. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...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-NCZ053-059-062>065-068>070-507>510-SCZ001>003-282300- RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-282300- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL- 650 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. SEE CAENPWGSP FOR MORE DETAILS. ..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30. TENDER VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 07
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haywood
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mitchell
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Swain
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yancey
- When
- March 27, 7:00 PM EST to March 28, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- 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
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 27, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 27, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 27, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 27, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 27, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 27, 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: 562115, 562116, 562117, 562118, 562119, 562120, 562121.