Heavy Snow — Rutherford Mountains, North Carolina

2017-01-06 to 2017-01-07 · Rutherford Mountains, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

As an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread the southern Appalachians throughout the 6th. Although the precip may have started as rain in the lower valleys, it primarily fell as snow. It was initially light in most areas, but became heavy during mid-to-late evening, continuing into the overnight. By the time the heavier snowfall rates tapered off around sunrise, total accumulations ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Locally higher amounts of as much as 10 were observed across the higher elevations of the foothills counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 675027. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.