Ice Storm — Greater Burke, North Carolina

2018-11-24 · Greater Burke, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

For the second time in 10 days, a freezing rain event developed across portions of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina. Precipitation developed during the overnight, as a wave of low pressure moved along the Gulf Coast. Precipitation began as rain and snow, but transitioned to freezing rain across all but the highest elevations (where more of a wintry mix was reported), as a wedge of cold air locked in near the Blue Ridge. As freezing rain continued through daybreak, damaging accumulations of ice, generally between one quarter and ine half inch were reported across the area. Quite a few trees and power lines, along with numerous power outages were reported across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 793175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.