Winter Storm — Polk Mountains, North Carolina

2015-02-25 to 2015-02-26 · Polk Mountains, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

After the significant snowfall that fell across portions of the North Carolina mountains on the morning of the 24th, an area of low pressure moving along the Gulf Coast spread yet another round of snow across the southern Appalachians and adjacent foothills during the evening of the 25th. The snow was heavy at times, and quickly accumulated, with occasional mixed rain undercutting the totals a bit across the southern foothills. Many areas reported heavy accumulations by late evening. By the time the snow tapered off during the early morning of the 26th, total accumulations ranged from 4 to 6 inches, with locally higher amounts across the mountains. Across the foothills, where snow occasionally mixed with or changed to rain along the Highway 74 corridor, accumulations ranged from 2 to 5 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 561828. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.