The Earliest Snowfall on Record in North Carolina, October 1st 2011
Back in 2011 snow moved into the North Carolina mountains and set a record for the earliest measurable snow on record in the state. It actually started snowing on Spetmebr 30 but accumulations didn’t occur until October 1st. There are few hand written reports of a possible snow in late September from Grandfather Mountain. Those reports though have never been confirmed or made offcial.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 207 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...EARLIEST SEASONAL MEASURABLE SNOW IN NORTH CAROLINA... THE NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER ON BEECH MOUNTAIN... NORTH CAROLINA RECORDED ONE HALF (0.5) INCH OF SNOW THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON ON SATURDAY MORNING... OCTOBER 1ST... 2011. THAT IS THE EARLIEST MEASURABLE AUTUMN SNOW ON RECORD AT A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVATION SITE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SNOWFALL REPORT WAS ENTERED ON THE OBSERVERS OBSERVATION RECORD FOR OCTOBER 2ND BECAUSE THE SNOWFALL OCCURRED AFTER HIS DAILY REPORTING TIME OF 7AM ON OCTOBER 1ST. COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS INCLUDE DATA FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS...TYPICALLY FROM 7 AM THE PREVIOUS DAY TO 7 AM THE DAY OF THE REPORT. THE PREVIOUS EARLIEST FALL AND WINTER SEASON MEASURABLE SNOW IN NORTH CAROLINA WAS FOUR (4.0) INCHES AT MT. MITCHELL ON THE 5TH OF OCTOBER 1980.
