Winter Weather — Burke Mountains, North Carolina

2018-03-12 · Burke Mountains, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

Precipitation developed across the northern foothills and northwest Piedmont during the early morning in association with a frontal zone and associated low pressure. While most of the precip fell as rain, cooler air filtering in from the north, along with cooling brought about higher precipitation rates forced a brief change over to snow around sunrise. The snow accumulated quickly in spots, and some areas north of I-40 reported as much as 4 inches. The quick accumulation caused slick spots to develop on roads, with quite a few traffic accidents reported along the I-40 corridor. However, a warm ground and quickly warming temps ended resulted in fast melting after the snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 746013. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.