Winter Weather in Eastern Mcdowell, North Carolina

An intensifying cyclone off the Southeast coast and cold air damming combined to produce a period of rain, sleet, and snow across portions of the southern and central North Carolina mountains as well as portions of the foothills. Precipitation began during the late evening of the 6th. Precipitation changed to rain in most areas after midnight, but not before 1-4 inches of snow had accumulated across the higher elevations of the Balsams, and across the Blue Ridge areas south of I-40. Sleet was favored across the foothills, and some locations saw enough to cover the ground. Meanwhile, rain changed briefly back to heavy snow around daybreak of the 7th, and a narrow corridor along the Blue Ridge areas of Henderson and Buncombe Counties saw 2-5 inch totals, while the lower elevations along the I-40 corridor saw 1-2 inches during this time.