Winter Storm — Alleghany, North Carolina

2021-01-27 to 2021-01-28 · Alleghany, North Carolina

Event narrative

Snowfall across the county ranged from 3.5 inches 4 miles south southwest of Sparta, up to 5.0 inches in Ernie and one mile north of Laurel Springs. Key impacts: slippery roads and sidewalks.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved east out of the Tennessee Valley into the Mid-Atlantic where it met lingering cold air over the region, producing widespread snowfall from the western slopes of West Virginia, to the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.