December 5th Snowstorm Totals
An upper low over the Gulf Coast States March 1st moved northeast across central North Carolina and into the Delmarva region by early on March 2nd. The surface low over South Carolina moved north along the N.C. Coast during this time. The best lift moved from North Carolina by early afternoon on Sunday, March 1st, pushing rapidly north into the eastern 2/3rds of our county warning area from the Mountain Empire east. Snow was observed as far east as the foothills, with warmer temperatures keeping precipitation as rain from Mount Airy and North Wilkesboro eastward until dark. There was a break in the coverage of precipitation during the evening of March 1st, before the upper low moved into the area setting up across the eastern 3/4ths of the county warning area. As the low moved off the Mid-Atlantic coast on the morning of March 2nd, snow ended quickly from southwest to northeast.
Snow Totals March 1st-2nd, 2009
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE SNOWFALL
OF MARCH 1ST AND 2ND, 2009.
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
NORTH CAROLINA
...ALLEGHANY COUNTY...
SPARTA 9.5 855 AM 3/2 4 S SPARTA
SPARTA 8.5 700 AM 3/2 3.5 SW - COCORAHS
SPARTA 8.0 535 AM 3/2 DISPATCH
...ASHE COUNTY...
JEFFERSON 11.0 707 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
CRESTON 8.5 700 AM 3/2 3 SW CRESTON COCORAHS
...CASWELL COUNTY...
YANCEYVILLE 5.0 515 AM 3/2 CASWELL COUNTY DISPATCH
GATEWOOD 4.0 1100 AM 3/2
PELHAM 3.5 200 AM 3/2
...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...
REIDSVILLE 6.0 1100 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STONEVILLE 5.0 1100 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
...STOKES COUNTY...
SANDY RIDGE 6.0 1019 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
PINNACLE 5.5 1000 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
DANBURY 5.0 1000 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
KING 4.0 1100 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
PINE HALL 4.0 700 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
LAWSONVILLE 3.0 1000 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...SURRY COUNTY...
SHOALS 7.0 456 AM 3/2 TREES DOWN FROM SNOW
DOBSON 5.5 900 AM 3/2
MOUNT AIRY 3.0 1013 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ELKIN 2.0 1014 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...WATAUGA COUNTY...
BLOWING ROCK 12.0 853 AM 3/2 3 N - SORRENTO MTN
BOONE 11.0 1024 PM 3/1
MEAT CAMP 8.3 700 AM 3/2 COCORAHS
...WILKES COUNTY...
WILKESBORO 5.0 531 AM 3/2 WILKES COUNTY DISPATCH
...YADKIN COUNTY...
EAST BEND 5.5 1130 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
YADKINVILLE 5.0 1100 AM 3/2 LONE HICKORY FIRE DEPT.
BOONVILLE 4.0 1122 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
YADKINVILLE 4.0 335 AM 3/2
VIRGINIA
...ALLEGHANY COUNTY...
COVINGTON 4.0 757 AM 3/2 4 E - SKYWARN
CLIFTON FORGE 3.0 942 AM 3/2 EM
...AMHERST COUNTY...
MADISON HEIGHTS 12.0 932 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
AMHERST 9.0 700 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MONROE 8.0 932 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...APPOMATTOX COUNTY...
APPOMATTOX 10.0 913 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STONEWALL 10.0 856 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...BATH COUNTY...
MILLBORO 5.5 1017 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
HOT SPRINGS 4.0 1118 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WARM SPRINGS 2.5 344 AM 3/2
...BEDFORD COUNTY...
HUDDLESTON 14.0 900 AM 3/2
FOREST 9.0 859 AM 3/2 3 N FOREST
STEWARTSVILLE 7.5 1007 AM 3/2 4 WEST
FOREST 7.0 420 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
STEWARTSVILLE 6.5 602 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MONETA 6.1 700 AM 3/2 4.5 SSW - COCORAHS
GOODE 5.0 933 AM 3/2
GOODVIEW 4.4 108 AM 3/2
BIG ISLAND 3.5 700 AM 3/2 3 W - COCORAHS
...BOTETOURT COUNTY...
BLUE RIDGE 9.0 630 AM 3/2 VIA WDBJ
BUCHANAN 8.0 1000 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
DALEVILLE 7.5 645 AM 3/2 VIA WDBJ
EAGLE ROCK 4.0 953 AM 3/2 VDOT
TRINITY 4.0 1014 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...
DILLWYN 10.5 907 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
MOUNT RUSH 9.0 658 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BUCKINGHAM 6.5 906 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...CAMPBELL COUNTY...
BOCOCK 12.0 1016 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
TIMBERLAKE 11.5 916 AM 3/2 WSET
GLADYS 10.0 1100 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ALTAVISTA 7.0 1100 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...CARROLL COUNTY...
HILLSVILLE 12.0 635 AM 3/2 VIA WDBJ
FANCY GAP 8.0 944 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
...CHARLOTTE COUNTY...
CULLEN 12.0 848 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
PHENIX 11.0 848 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
KEYSVILLE 9.0 847 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BARNES JUNCTION 5.0 846 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WYLLIESBURG 3.5 848 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...CITY OF BUENA VISTA...
BUENA VISTA 7.5 830 AM 3/2 7 ENE NEAR BRP
...CITY OF DANVILLE...
DANVILLE 5.0 600 AM 3/2 SNOWFALL OBSERVER
NEW DESIGN 4.0 249 AM 3/2
...CITY OF GALAX...
GALAX 12.0 944 AM 3/2 4 SE GALAX
...CITY OF LEXINGTON...
LEXINGTON 2.0 1121 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
LYNCHBURG 10.5 535 AM 3/2 1 SW - FT HILL POST OFF
LYNCHBURG 10.0 623 AM 3/2 WSET
LYNCHBURG 10.0 821 AM 3/2 4 S LYH - PUBLIC
...CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
MARTINSVILLE 4.0 222 AM 3/2
...CITY OF RADFORD...
RADFORD 5.6 655 AM 3/2
...CITY OF ROANOKE...
ROANOKE 9.0 730 AM 3/2 3 SW ROANOKE
ROANOKE 9.0 1000 AM 3/2 3 SW - SKYWARN
ROANOKE 7.0 648 AM 3/2 WDBJ
...CITY OF SALEM...
SALEM 4.5 630 AM 3/2 W. SALEM - WDBJ
...CRAIG COUNTY...
PAINT BANK 4.5 926 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
NEW CASTLE 4.0 933 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...FLOYD COUNTY...
INDIAN VALLEY 10.8 1000 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
FLOYD 9.5 850 AM 3/2 CHECK
FLOYD 9.0 915 AM 3/2
WILLIS 9.0 225 AM 3/2
TERRYS FORK 7.8 1154 PM 3/1 IN CHECK
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
PENHOOK 9.0 900 AM 3/2
ROCKY MOUNT 8.5 755 AM 3/2 3 SE - COCORAHS
BOONES MILL 8.0 1100 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
FERRUM 8.0 1100 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
...GILES COUNTY...
NEWPORT 4.0 923 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
PEARISBURG 3.5 925 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
STAFFORDSVILLE 1.0 923 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
GLEN LYN 0.5 919 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
NARROWS 0.5 922 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
...GRAYSON COUNTY...
INDEPENDENCE 5.8 1000 AM 3/2 5 NE INDEPENDENCE
...HALIFAX COUNTY...
CATAWBA 7.0 931 AM 3/2 VOL. FIRE DEPT.
SOUTH BOSTON 6.0 925 AM 3/2 POLICE
HALIFAX 5.0 926 AM 3/2 POLICE
...HENRY COUNTY...
COLLINSVILLE 10.0 830 AM 3/2 SKYWARN
BASSETT 8.0 114 AM 3/2
FIELDALE 8.0 1100 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
RIDGEWAY 8.0 1100 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
AXTON 6.5 628 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
HORSE PASTURE 6.0 109 AM 3/2
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
PILOT 11.8 730 AM 3/2 1 W PILOT - SKYWARN
CHRISTIANSBURG 11.0 856 AM 3/2
CHRISTIANSBURG 9.0 445 AM 3/2 3 S CHRISTIANSBURG
RINER 9.0 611 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
ELLISTON 8.6 730 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
BLACKSBURG 8.5 801 AM 3/2 NWS OFFICE
BLACKSBURG 7.0 522 AM 3/2 2 NE BLACKSBURG
SHAWSVILLE 4.0 1233 AM 3/2 IN CROCKETT SPRINGS
...PATRICK COUNTY...
VESTA 8.0 953 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
WOOLWINE 6.0 1115 PM 3/1
STUART 4.5 1010 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY...
MOTLEY 9.0 816 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CALLANDS 8.0 750 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
CHATHAM 8.0 704 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
RINGGOLD 6.5 745 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
WOODLAKE PARK 5.6 715 AM 3/2 4.3 SUNDAY...1.3 TODAY
...PULASKI COUNTY...
SNOWVILLE 10.0 730 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
NEW RIVER 8.0 715 AM 3/2 COCORAHS
SHILOH 8.0 1042 AM 3/2
PULASKI 6.0 927 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
DUBLIN 2.0 931 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...ROANOKE COUNTY...
CLEARBROOK 7.5 1000 AM 3/2
WRIGHT 6.5 910 AM 3/2 NEAR FRANKLIN CO. LINE
BENT MOUNTAIN 6.0 1014 PM 3/1
VINTON 4.5 400 AM 3/2
CATAWBA 3.5 930 AM 3/2 EM
GLENVAR 2.0 1028 PM 3/1
...ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...
COLLIERSTOWN 6.0 700 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
RAPHINE 5.5 715 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
FAIRFIELD 5.0 1129 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
EAST LEXINGTON 3.0 1120 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...SMYTH COUNTY...
MARION 1.2 836 AM 3/2 SKYWARN SPOTTER
...TAZEWELL COUNTY...
BLUEFIELD 1.5 451 AM 3/2 BLUEFIELD POLICE
TAZEWELL 1.0 450 AM 3/2 TAZEWELL COUNTY 911
RICHLANDS 0.5 445 AM 3/2 POLICE
...WYTHE COUNTY...
AUSTINVILLE 10.5 609 AM 3/2 PUBLIC
WEST VIRGINIA
...MERCER COUNTY...
BLUEFIELD 3.0 913 AM 3/2 WARNING POINT
PRINCETON 1.5 911 AM 3/2 WVDOT
FLAT TOP 1.0 913 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
...MONROE COUNTY...
GAP MILLS 3.0 909 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
LINDSIDE 1.0 910 AM 3/2 POST OFFICE
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