Low pressure tracked from the northeast Gulf coast early on December 18th reaching a position near Alma, Georgia as a 997 mb low by Friday the 18th at 5 PM EST. The storm continued moving northeast and deepened to a 986 mb low near Cape Hatteras by 10 AM December 19th. Heavy snow began around midday on the 18th and snows rapidly accumulated to warning criteria levels by late afternoon or early evening in all of the North Carolina counties. All forms of travel were rendered extremely difficult for several days due to this storm and numerous vehicle accidents were reported. Final snow totals ranged from about 5 inches in Caswell County to 17 inches in parts of Ashe County. This was the biggest snowstorm to affect northwest North Carolina since the January 6-8th, 1996 storm.

Heavy Snow in CASWELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 13:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Snowfall ranged from 5 to 6 inches across the county, with the highest totals in the northwest. Travel remained very difficult throughout the storm.

Heavy Snow in ASHE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 09:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall ranged from 12 to 17 inches across the county. The highest amounts were reported from Warrensville in the central part of the county. Roads were extremely dangerous and several accidents occurred.

Heavy Snow in ALLEGHANY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 09:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snowfall was fairly uniform ranging from 12 to 14 inches across the county. Winter impacts were widespread.

Heavy Snow in YADKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 10:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall ranged from 8 to 12 inches across the county, with the highest in the west and lowest in the east. Travel conditions were extremely difficult throughout the storm.

Heavy Snow in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 13:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches across the county. Difficult winter travel conditions prevailed throughout the storm.

Heavy Snow in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 13:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Snowfall ranged from 6 to 8 inches across the county, with the highest totals in the northwest. Travel remained very difficult throughout the storm.

Heavy Snow in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 10:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snowfall ranged from just under 8 inches in the far east to 14 inches in the far northwest. Winter impacts were widespread across the county.

Heavy Snow in WATAUGA, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 09:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall ranged from 11 to 16 inches across the county, with travel conditions made extremely difficult. Visibility in heavy snow dropped to a quarter-mile or less from mid-afternoon on the 18th until early evening.

Heavy Snow in WILKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 18-DEC-09 09:00:00 to 19-DEC-09 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall ranged from 12 to 15 inches across the county, with the highest along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Travel conditions were extremely difficult throughout the storm.