Winter Weather — Northern Jackson, North Carolina

2019-12-01 to 2019-12-03 · Northern Jackson, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

Arctic air filtering in behind a cold front, along with a moist northwest flow resulted in the first notable snowfall event of the season for portions of the North Carolina mountains. Scattered to numerous snow showers continued through the day of the 2nd before tapering off during the early morning of the 3rd. Total accumulations were largely elevation dependent, with only a dusting up to an inch reported in the valleys, with 2-4 inches reported above 3500 ft or so. Locally higher amounts were reported in the higher elevations along the Tennessee border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 868925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.