Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 2000

Name: Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 24 to 25, 2000
Start: 2000-01-24T23:00
End: 2000-01-25T19:00
Location: North Carolina

January 24 to 25, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 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
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northampton

When: January 24, 11:00 PM EST to January 25, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Northampton forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.418, -77.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A significant winter storm affected northeast North Carolina with snowfall amounts in Northampton county of between 7 and 10 inches. There was blowing and drifting of snow from winds which gusted over 30 mph at times. Very cold temperatures built in following the storm system, preserving the snowpack for up to a week.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, January 2000

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: 5131574.