Winter Weather in Alleghany, North Carolina

Winter Weather January 3, 2025 · Alleghany, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Between two and three inches of snow fell across Alleghany County between 3 PM and 11 PM EST. There were at least 20 different vehicle incidents, including vehicles sliding off into ditches or into guardrails, due to slick roads across the county. Two vehicles were overturned on North Carolina State Highway 18. Key Impacts: traffic accidents.

The wider storm

A clipper system tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Central Appalachians Thursday into Friday. The associated upper level disturbance enhanced lift across the area, resulting in snow beginning to fall on the morning of January 3rd and continuing through the day.

Bands of brief heavy snow brought localized higher amounts of snow, and northwest winds behind the passage of the clipper system resulted in upslope flow and additional snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1230155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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