Winter Weather in Greater Burke, North Carolina

An upper level disturbance interacting with an unseasonably cold air mass resulted in an area of snow that moved quickly across much of the western Piedmont and foothills of North Carolina during the morning of the 12th. Precipitation began as rain in some areas, but quickly changed to snow. Most locations saw total snowfall accumulation from a dusting to less than two inches. However, some locations across the southern Piedmont saw up to 3 inches.