Heavy Snow in Union, North Carolina

For the second time in a week, a winter storm impacted the North Carolina Piedmont as an area of low pressure intensified across the Deep South. In this case, all precipitation fell as snow. Snow began falling during the early morning of the 31st and continued off and on for almost 24 hours, with periods of heavy snow becoming common during the afternoon. By the time the snow tapered off, 6 to 10 inch totals were reported across much of the area. An axis of around a foot occurred from east Charlotte to High Rock Lake and vicinity.