Chattanooga Times Free Press

MARCH 12-14, 1993, SNOWFALL

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As a low-pressure system moved inland across southern Georgia where it encountere­d cold air across the interior Southeaste­rn states on March 12-14, 1993, what had been rain quickly changed to snow with accumulati­ons ranging from a trace in Fernandina Beach, Fla., to 60 inches at Mount LeConte, Tenn.

› Mount LeConte, Tenn., 60 inches

› Mount Mitchell, N.C., 50 inches (Some snow remained on the ground until April 12)

› Chattanoog­a, 20 inches*

› Asheville, N.C., 18.2 inches

› Lake Lure, N.C., 18 inches

› Ellijay, Ga., 17 inches

› Birmingham, Ala., 17 inches

› Lenoir, N.C., 13 inches

› Hickory, N.C., 10 inches

› Greenville-Spartanbur­g, S.C., 9.8 inches

› Lincolnton, N.C., 9.2 inches

› Greensboro, N.C., 5.7 inches

› Mobile, Ala., 3 inches

› Charlotte, N.C., 1.6 inches

› Siler City, N.C., 1.5 inches

› Columbia, S.C., 1.2 inches

› Raleigh, N.C., 0.9 inches *Meteorolog­ists since the blizzard have said the actual amount of snowfall in most parts of the city of Chattanoog­a was likely between 15 and 18 inches, but the official number remains 20 inches.

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