Heavy Snow — Greater Burke, North Carolina

2018-12-08 to 2018-12-09 · Greater Burke, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

Snow developed across northwest North Carolina around midnight the morning of the 9th, and began accumulating quickly. Moderate to heavy snow continued through the morning of the 9th before tapering off during the early afternoon. Storm total accumulations were generally in the 10 to 15 inch range, with slightly lower amounts south of I-40, and locally higher amounts across the mountains, particularly the high peaks along the Blue Ridge, where more than two feet fell. Travel was paralyzed across this area for a couple of days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 798097. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.