Winter Weather — Nash, North Carolina

2010-12-04 · Nash, North Carolina

Event narrative

Two to three inches of snow fell across the county. A 16 year old girl from Southern Nash High School was killed when she lost control of her SUV near Elm City at 5:43 pm. The vehicle slid off the road and rolled before striking a tree. The victim was not wearing a seat belt according to Highway patrol.Two other passengers suffered injuries.

Wider weather episode

As a storm system track just south of the region between one to three inches of snow fell along and north of Highway 64 to the Virginia border. The heaviest snow fell in a band more more than 30 miles wide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 271971. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.