North Carolina, 2000

Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 3, 2000

December 3, 2000 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Robeson

When
December 3, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Robeson forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low pressure moving up the coast of the Carolinas combined with cold air and an upper level disturbance moving in from the Midwest to create a winter weather scenario. Snowfall measured up to around 10 inches in parts of eastcentral North Carolina, while less fell further south in southeast NC and northeast SC. A trained spotter in Robeson county reported 3 inches, and 1 to 2 inches fell in Bladen and Florence counties. Dillon county received around an inch. The rest of the area reported some snow and sleet, but no accumulations. The wintery mix was directly responsible for numerous traffic accidents, reported by 911 and law enforcement.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5177876.