North Carolina, 2000

Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000

January 22 to 23, 2000 · NWS RAH · 31 events in 31 counties and zones

A winter storm producing snow and ice moved from west to east across central North Carolina beginning on the evening of the 22nd. The storm produced 2 to 5 inches of snow across the western Piedmont where Stanly and Anson counties reported 4 to 5 inches and the Triad around 2 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 31 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.

A winter storm producing snow and ice moved from west to east across central North Carolina beginning on the evening of the 22nd. The storm produced 2 to 5 inches of snow across the western Piedmont where Stanly and Anson counties reported 4 to 5 inches and the Triad around 2 inches. Amounts less than an inch covered the ground in the Triangle and Rocky Mount areas while the southen tier counties got 1 to 3 inches. After a lull in the late night precipitation, sleet and freezing rain developed early on the 23rd. The accumulation of ice was less than a quarter inch in the southern counties where precipitation was mostly rain. In the central counties including Nash, Wake, Chatham, and Randolph, the ice accumulated to around a quarter inch, causing scattered power outages and downed tree limbs. Precipitation in the northern counties remained mostly snow throughout the event.

The radar

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Event by event

31 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Alamance

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Alamance forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.044, -79.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Anson

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Anson forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.974, -80.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Chatham

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.703, -79.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cumberland

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.049, -78.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Davidson

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Davidson forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Durham

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Durham forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Edgecombe

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Edgecombe forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Forsyth

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.083, -78.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Granville

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Granville forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Guilford

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Guilford forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.080, -79.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Halifax

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Halifax forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.258, -77.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Harnett

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Harnett forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hoke

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Hoke forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.017, -79.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Johnston

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Johnston forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lee

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.475, -79.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Montgomery

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.333, -79.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Moore

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.311, -79.481 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Nash

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Nash forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Orange

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Person

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Person forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.390, -78.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Randolph

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.710, -79.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Richmond

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Richmond forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.006, -79.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sampson

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Sampson forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Scotland

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Scotland forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.841, -79.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stanly

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Stanly forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.312, -80.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Vance

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Vance forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wake

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wake forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.397, -78.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wayne

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wilson

When
January 22, 6:00 PM EST to January 23, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.705, -77.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5129892, 5129893, 5129894, 5129895, 5129896, 5129897, 5129898, 5129899, 5129900, 5129901, 5129902, 5129903, 5129904, 5129905, 5129906, 5129907, 5129908, 5129909, 5129910, 5129911, 5129912, 5129913, 5129914, 5129915, 5129916, 5129917, 5129918, 5129919, 5129920, 5129921, 5129922.