Winter Weather — Surry, North Carolina

2014-01-28 · Surry, North Carolina

Event narrative

A 68-year-old female was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Poplar Springs Road in Elkin when slick road conditions caused the vehicle to lose control and strike a tree. Another occupant of the vehicle was injured.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system passed up the Atlantic coast, radiating moisture inland which was forced into the mountains. Canadian high pressure wedged along the eastern face of the Appalachian chain kept temperatures cold enough that the moisture precipitated in the form of snow across the mid-Atlantic region. In many areas, especially those east of the Blue Ridge, this snowfall amounted to the first significant snow accumulations of the winter season.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 498186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.