Cold/Wind Chill — Burke Mountains, North Carolina

2018-01-17 to 2018-01-18 · Burke Mountains, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

A cold arctic air mass built into western North Carolina on the heels of gusty northwest winds developing west of a storm system moving up the Southeast coast. The gusty winds and cold air passing over a fresh snowpack resulted in low wind chills across much of the high terrain and portions of the foothills. Wind chill values from 0 to -10 were common in elevations above 1500 feet or so. Meanwhile, wind chill values of -20 to -30 were measured above about 4000 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 735761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.