Winter Weather — Northern Jackson, North Carolina

2017-01-29 to 2017-01-30 · Northern Jackson, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

A strong upper air disturbance combined with moist northwest winds flowing up the western slopes of the Appalachians resulted in development of numerous snow showers across the North Carolina mountains throughout the 29th and into the early part of the 30th. The most significant impacts were to the high elevations (above 5000 feet) of the northern mountains, where as much as a foot of snow fell. Meanwhile, total accumulations in the high valleys of the northern mountains were generally in the 2-4 inch range. Farther south, accumulations in the high elevations of the Smokies and other ranges along the Tennessee border were from 2 to 5 inches, while the lower valleys from the French Broad south saw little more than an inch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 675150. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.