Winter Storm, Alamance
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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 in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
Snow began falling on the evening of the 15th, and ended the morning of the 16th. Bands of snow spread northward across the area, producing between 3 and 6 inches across the northern half of central North Carolina.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Snow began falling on the evening of the 15th, and ended the morning of the 16th. Bands of snow spread northward across the area, producing between 3 and 6 inches across the northern half of central North Carolina.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Davidson
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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, Forsyth
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM 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, Nash
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM 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, Person
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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, Orange
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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, Randolph
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 4:00 AM 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, Vance
- When
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM 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
- February 15, 11:00 PM EST to February 16, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.397, -78.107 (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
- Cold in Illinois, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, February 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
- High Wind in Oregon, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15 to 16, 2004
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5384978, 5384979, 5384980, 5384981, 5384982, 5384983, 5385075, 5385076, 5385077, 5385078, 5385079, 5385080, 5385081, 5385082, 5385083.