Winter Storm, Richmond
- When
- February 26, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
A strong storm arrived on February 26th and continued into the morning of the 27th. This storm hit the area with a one-two punch, affecting southern sections on the 26th, then northern sections late on the 26th and the 27th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 26 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
- 26
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 strong storm arrived on February 26th and continued into the morning of the 27th. This storm hit the area with a one-two punch, affecting southern sections on the 26th, then northern sections late on the 26th and the 27th. The first punch dumped heavy snow over portions of the southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Accumulations totaled 6 to locally 10 inches in areas such as Laurinburg, Hamlet, Fayetteville, and Raeford. Much lighter amounts fell to the north during the day. The second punch arrived in western sections of the area late in the day and shifted northeast across central and eastern portions overnight. The heavy snow was accompanied by thunder and lightning across the western Piedmont. Snowfall amounts ranged between 12 to 18 inches from Albemarle northeast to Greensboro. Other sections of the Piedmont, including the Triangle, received between 3 and 6 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Scotland
- When
- February 26, 9:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Hoke
- When
- February 26, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Cumberland
- When
- February 26, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Sampson
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Anson
- When
- February 26, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Moore
- When
- February 26, 12:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Wayne
- When
- February 26, 12:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Johnston
- When
- February 26, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Harnett
- When
- February 26, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Lee
- When
- February 26, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 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
- February 26, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Stanly
- When
- February 26, 2:00 PM EST to 11:00 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, Davidson
- When
- February 26, 2:00 PM EST to February 27, 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, Randolph
- When
- February 26, 3:00 PM EST to February 27, 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, Wilson
- When
- February 26, 3:00 PM EST to February 27, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.705, -77.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Guilford
- When
- February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 27, 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, Forsyth
- When
- February 26, 10:00 PM EST to February 27, 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, Wake
- When
- February 26, 10:00 PM EST to February 27, 8:00 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, Alamance
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Franklin
- When
- February 27, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Orange
- When
- February 27, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 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, Durham
- When
- February 27, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 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, Nash
- When
- February 27, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 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, Person
- When
- February 27, 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 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, Edgecombe
- When
- February 27, 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Georgia, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 26 to 29, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in Georgia, February 26, 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: 5385084, 5385085, 5385086, 5385087, 5385088, 5385089, 5385090, 5385091, 5385092, 5385093, 5385094, 5385095, 5385096, 5385097, 5385098, 5385099, 5385100, 5385101, 5385102, 5385103, 5385104, 5385105, 5385106, 5385107, 5385108, 5385109.