Winter Storm Event

Heavy Snow Started: March 22, 1981 at 12 am EST Ended: March 23, 1981 at 12 am EST
Heavy snow began in western North Carolina in the late afternoon hours on the 22nd and continued through the night. 6 inches to a foot of snow fell through the northeast piedmont and foothills. In the mountains, the western and southern slopes did not receive any snow but elsewhere amounts ranged from 9 inches at Asheville, to 18 inches at West Jefferson in Ashe County.
Injuries	not available	Deaths	not available
Property Damage	not available	Crop Damage	not available
Atmospheric Maps	Large-scale maps of 500 mb Heights, Jet Stream Winds, and Sea Level Pressure from this event
Event Analysis from the National Weather Service in Raleigh
Weather Station Data Snow   Sleet   Freezing Rain   Rain   Mix
X Hourly Data Daily Data Total Snowfall Total Precipitation Primary Precip. Type Minimum Temperature Maximum Wind Speed