Blizzard in North Carolina
Every blizzard event the National Weather Service has filed in North Carolina, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
The most significant on the map
The most significant blizzard episodes in North Carolina.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 19
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 9 to 11, 2010An area of low pressure moved from the Mississippi coast to off the Carolina coast. At the same time another low moved through the Ohio Valley, putting northwest North Carolina in the middle of the two.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 3 to 4, 2018Strong low pressure tracking northward just off the East Coast produced between three inches and twelve inches of snow across northeast North Carolina.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 24 to 26, 2010An upper level low centered overhead, combined with a deepening coastal low brought cold air and strong northwest winds to the area. This resulted in significant upslope snow showers across the west facing slopes of the higher elevations across northwest North Carolina.
- Blizzard in North Carolina, March 6, 2001
- Blizzard in North Carolina, February 10 to 11, 2010Northwest flow behind a cold front produced numerous snow showers across the western mountains of North Carolina during the early morning hours.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 5 to 6, 2013Moderate to heavy snow fell across the higher terrain in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee as well as the Smoky Mountains from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. The heavy snow event was the result of the passage of a deep upper level low pressure system.
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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 2026-09-24.