Heavy Snow — Macon, North Carolina

2018-12-08 to 2018-12-09 · Macon, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

Rain and snow developed across the Great Smoky Mountains, the Nantahala Mountains, and surrounding areas during the evening of the 8th and continued into the overnight. While precipitation fell as mostly snow above 3500 feet or so, mostly rain (with snow mixing in at times) fell in the valleys. By daybreak on the 9th, accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were common in the high elevations, while valley accumulations were generally less than an inch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 798073. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.