Winter Weather in Polk Mountains, North Carolina

Winter Weather January 23, 2019 · Polk Mountains, North Carolina

The wider storm

Patchy light freezing rain developed across western North Carolina during the early morning hours of the 23rd and continued off and on through mid-morning. Ice accretion was generally confined to areas north of I-85, and was quite light in most areas, around a tenth of an inch or less. Some slick spots developed on roads, resulting in a few traffic accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 804687. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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