Winter Storm, Beaufort
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -76.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
Another winter storm affected parts of eastern North Carolina on the 26th with a second round of winter weather. A wintry mix of precipitation occurred along and west of Highway 17.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 10
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 MHX wrote it up.
Another winter storm affected parts of eastern North Carolina on the 26th with a second round of winter weather. A wintry mix of precipitation occurred along and west of Highway 17. Portions of Duplin, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, Martin, and Washington counties received up to 5 inches snow. Freezing rain resulted in up to one quarter inch ice accumulations in western Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Duplin counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Craven
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Craven forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Storm, Duplin
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Duplin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.936, -77.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.485, -77.676 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -77.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lenoir
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lenoir forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Martin
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Onslow
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onslow forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Storm, Pitt
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- December 26, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -76.569 (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
- High Wind and High Surf in Florida, December 26, 2004
- Ice Storm in Georgia, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, December 2004
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: 5430787, 5430788, 5430789, 5430790, 5430791, 5430792, 5430793, 5430794, 5430795, 5430796.