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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this winter storm warning at Jan 21, 2025, 2:35 AM EST for 15 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 21, 2025, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025, 2:35 AM EST (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2025, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2025, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:48 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 1 Wsw Jacksonville, NC | Public report and picture of snow covering elevated surfaces and grass. |
| Jan 21, 7:19 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 1 N River Bend, NC | Public report came in via a photo from Social Media showing snow covering the ground, elevated surfaces, and a truck. |
| Jan 21, 7:21 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Richlands, NC | Public report and photo of snow covering roadways, grass, and cars. |
| Jan 21, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Stella, NC | NWS Employee reported a trace of snow in Stella. |
| Jan 21, 7:39 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Nags Head Fishing Pier, NC | Public photo report of a dusting of snow in Nags Head. Photo shows snow covering roads, cars and grass. |
| Jan 21, 7:43 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Greenville, NC | Photo from public that was relayed by an NWS employee showing a dusting of snow across all surfaces. |
| Jan 21, 7:54 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 1 E Mitchell Village, NC | Public report of a dusting of snow covering roads in Morehead City. |
| Jan 21, 8:04 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 1 S Jamesville, NC | Public report of a dusting of snow over Hwy 171 outside of Jamesville NC in Martin County. Report was relayed via an NWS employee. |
| Jan 21, 8:31 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Roanoke Island Festival, NC | Public report of a dusting of snow. |
| Jan 21, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Cedar Point, NC | NWS Employee Reported 1/3 of an inch of snow on the ground. |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.4 | 1 Sw Newport, NC | NWS Morehead City employee measured 0.4 inches at the office. |
| Jan 21, 9:40 PM EST | SNOW 0.7 | 1 Sse Wright Brothers N, NC | Public report of 0.7 inches of snow had fallen between 430PM and 930PM. |
| Jan 21, 9:42 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Winterville, NC | Public report of estimated half an inch of snowfall. |
| Jan 21, 9:45 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 S Silverdale, NC | NWS Employee measured 0.5 inches of snow. |
| Jan 21, 9:45 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Wnw Bogue, NC | NWS employee measured 0.8 inches of snow on their snowboard. |
| Jan 21, 9:46 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Stella, NC | NWS employee measured 1.2 inches of snow. |
| Jan 21, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.4 | Chocowinity, NC | Public report of 0.4 inches of snow. Also noted roads conditions were poor at the time of the observations. |
| Jan 21, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 4 Wnw Hammocks Beach St, NC | Public report of 0.75 inches of snow on the ground near Hubert, NC. |
| Jan 21, 10:04 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 Sw Newport, NC | 1.0 inch of snowfall measured at NWS Newport/Morehead City. |
| Jan 21, 10:24 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Ene Potters Hill, NC | Trained Spotter reported 0.5 inches of snow with snow still ongoing. |
| Jan 21, 10:33 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 3 Wsw Swansboro, NC | NWS Employee measured 1.3 inches of snow. Report came in via CoCoRaHs. |
| Jan 21, 10:57 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 W Bogue, NC | NWS Employee measured 2.0 inches of snow as of 1055 PM. 1.2 inches has fallen over the last hour. |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Beaufort, NC | 2.75 of snow reported in Beaufort, NC at 11 PM. Report came in via social media. |
| Jan 21, 11:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Richlands, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Wsw Simpson, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Vanceboro, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:54 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Richlands, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:54 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Richlands, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:55 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | Cape Carteret, NC | |
| Jan 21, 11:58 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 W Pitt-Greenville Air, NC | CO-OP Observer station GREN7 Greenville (COOP). |
| Jan 21, 11:58 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sw Newport, NC | CO-OP Observer station MHXN7 Newport (WFO MHX). |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nnw Sandy Bottom, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Ocracoke Lighthouse, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 2 N Crab Point Village, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 1 W Cedar Point, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Newport, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Beaufort, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Otway, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:19 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Richlands, NC | Spotter called to report 3 inches of snow in Richlands, NC. |
| Jan 22, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 1 Se Winterville, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:39 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Pinetown, NC | |
| Jan 22, 12:48 AM EST | SNOW 3.6 | 3 E Harlowe, NC | |
| Jan 22, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 N Wildwood, NC | Cocorahs station NC-CR-170 Newport 2.3 SE. |
| Jan 22, 1:15 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 W Mitchell Village, NC | |
| Jan 22, 2:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Wnw James City, NC | |
| Jan 22, 2:25 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 N New River Station, NC | |
| Jan 22, 2:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sw Jacksonville, NC | |
| Jan 22, 2:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Jacksonville, NC | |
| Jan 22, 2:45 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 S Hubert, NC | |
| Jan 22, 3:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 N Crab Point Village, NC | |
| Jan 22, 3:53 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ene Potters Hill, NC | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Nw Deep Run, NC | |
| Jan 22, 4:10 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Ene Albert J Ellis Ai, NC | |
| Jan 22, 4:45 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Otway, NC | |
| Jan 22, 5:15 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 W Fountain, NC | |
| Jan 22, 5:20 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nw Jacksonville, NC | |
| Jan 22, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 3 Sw Faison, NC | |
| Jan 22, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Nne Half Moon, NC | Report from Rock Creek (N of Half Moon). |
| Jan 22, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Albert J Ellis Ai, NC | |
| Jan 22, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Cape Carteret, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:16 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Greene and 9 more | 34 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.