A low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic.  Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow.  Some sleet and freezing drizzle also fell during this storm.  The heavy snow caused numerous vehicle accidents and downed trees that fell on to roads and power lines, and it also caused one indirect fatality in Yadkin County.  Average snowfall accumulations ranged from ten to twenty inches over northwest North Carolina.

Winter Storm in ALLEGHANY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 22:00:00 to 09-DEC-18 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 16.0 inches about four miles south-southwest of Sparta to 19.0 inches about two miles south-southeast of Whitehead.

Winter Storm in ASHE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 21:00:00 to 09-DEC-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 16.0 inches about two miles southwest of Ashland to 25.0 inches about three miles southeast of Fleetwood.

Winter Storm in CASWELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 09-DEC-18 02:00:00 to 09-DEC-18 17:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall accumulation of 15.4 inches was reported about four miles southeast of Yanceyville.

Winter Storm in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 09-DEC-18 01:45:00 to 09-DEC-18 16:45:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 13.5 inches at Eden to 16.5 inches about two miles northwest of Reidsville.

Winter Storm in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 09-DEC-18 00:00:00 to 09-DEC-18 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 10.2 inches at King to 16.1 inches about three miles east-southeast of Woodville.

Winter Storm in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 23:00:00 to 09-DEC-18 15:45:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 13.0 inches about two miles west of Mount Airy to 17.5 inches about four miles north-northeast of Roaring Gap.

Winter Storm in WATAUGA, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 20:29:00 to 09-DEC-18 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 15.0 inches about one mile southeast of Boone to 26.0 inches at Aho.  Six vehicle wrecks were reported with four involving unknown amounts of property damage and two with unknown numbers of injuries.  The Boone police department reported 56 stranded motorists.

Winter Storm in WILKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 21:30:00 to 09-DEC-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 175.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 16.0 inches at West Kerr Scott Reservoir to 17.8 inches at North Wilkesboro.  The storm caused 26 vehicle accidents and stranded 41 motorists.  The weight of the snow downed 57 trees, and there were 29 electrical hazards reported mostly due to trees on power lines.  In addition, about 20 people from five families that also included small children were stranded in their homes without power for three days.  Several people from the North Carolina National Guard rescued the families and took them to a shelter.

Winter Storm in YADKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 08-DEC-18 21:47:00 to 09-DEC-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 12.0 inches about six miles east of Yadkinville to 14.5 inches at Boonville.  One indirect fatality occurred when a male truck driver got stuck on Interstate 77 several miles north of the Route 421 intersection due to the heavy snow.  He tried to dig his tractor trailer out of the snow but suffered a heart attack while shoveling.  The man later died at a nearby hospital.