Winter Storm Event

Winter Storm Database | Event Details

Snow Started: December 4, 2010 at 6 am EST Ended: December 5, 2010 at 10 am EST
As a storm system tracked just south of the region between one to three inches of snow fell along and north of Highway 64 to the Virginia border. The heaviest snow fell in a band more more than 30 miles wide. EXTENDED ANALYSIS: An unusually strong clipper, or northwest flow, system passed just south of central NC during the day of December 5th, 2010. A narrow swath of 2 to 3 inch snowfall accumulations occurred across norther NC, with lighter amounts outside of this band. The northwestern NC mountains saw anywhere from 3 to 8 inches of snowfall.
Injuries	not available	Deaths	not available
Property Damage	not available	Crop Damage	not available
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

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