Winter Storm, Davidson
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 27, 2003
Freezing rain began in the early morning hours of the 27th, and continued into the afternoon. Ice accumulated to nearly one inch just north of the Triad area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Freezing rain began in the early morning hours of the 27th, and continued into the afternoon. Ice accumulated to nearly one inch just north of the Triad area. Much of the Piedmont from Raleigh north and west received a quarter to a half inch of ice. Numerous trees were downed and power outages were widespread across the Piedmont.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Forsyth
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Guilford
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.080, -79.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Randolph
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.710, -79.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Alamance
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.044, -79.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Durham
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Durham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Granville
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Granville forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Orange
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Person
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Person forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.390, -78.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vance
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vance forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chatham
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chatham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -79.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wake
- When
- February 27, 2:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wake forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, February 27, 2003
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27, 2003
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 27, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arizona, February 27, 2003
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 27 to 28, 2003
- Winter Weather in Utah, February 27 to 28, 2003
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2003
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: 5340764, 5340766, 5340768, 5340771, 5340684, 5340765, 5340767, 5340769, 5340770, 5340772, 5340773, 5340774.