Winter Storm — Watauga, North Carolina

2024-01-15 to 2024-01-16 · Watauga, North Carolina

Event narrative

Snow accumulations of two to six inches were reported across Watauga County, including a report of 5.0 inches measured by a trained spotter in Beech Mountain. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents and scattered power outages.

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas. A wave of low pressure moving east along the front combined with sub-freezing temperatures helped generate accumulating snow that began before the morning commute hours and continued into the evening of the 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.