A slow moving storm system tracking from the Gulf of Mexico northeast along the Carolina coast interacted with cold air in pace across the state resulting in a prolonged period of snow which changed over to freezing rain as the storm approached. The heavies snowfall occurred across the Sandhills to the South Carolina border and in the west across the foothills and mountains.
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The episode as NWS RAH wrote it up.
A slow moving storm system tracking from the Gulf of Mexico northeast along the Carolina coast interacted with cold air in pace across the state resulting in a prolonged period of snow which changed over to freezing rain as the storm approached. The heavies snowfall occurred across the Sandhills to the South Carolina border and in the west across the foothills and mountains. A mix of snow and freezing rain fell across the Triangle and Triad making travel hazardous and resulted in a number of vehicle accidents.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 12:54 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1254 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS... VERY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND INTO THE REGION FROM THE DAKOTAS THROUGH MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE GULF COAST TONIGHT...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING A WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... AS OF 958 PM SUNDAY... WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN PLACE FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL SOUTHERN SNOW AND ICE STORM WITH VERY DRY COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER OUR REGION. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE AN UNUSUAL CLIMATOLOGICAL SITUATION MONDAY IN WHICH SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL FROM WADESBORO TO FAYETTEVILLE WELL BEFORE IT REACHES POINTS NORTH SUCH AS RDU AND ROXBORO. HOWEVER... MOST EVERYONE BY LATE IN THE DAY OR EARLY AT NIGHT SHOULD SEE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE GROUND. ANOTHER UNUSUAL CLIMATOLOGICAL OCCURRENCE FOR OUR REGION. PRECIPITATION HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED AND EXPANDED EASTWARD FROM ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA THROUGH THE GULF COAST STATES INTO SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN GEORGIA AS OF 00Z/10 JANUARY. ARCTIC AIR WAS BEING FELT DEEP INTO THE GULF COAST STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE SE DRIVEN BY THE 1030+ MB SURFACE HIGH EXTENDING FROM THE DAKOTAS SE INTO THE APPALACHIANS. THE SURFACE LOW WAS TRACKING EAST ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS EVENING AND IT HAS BEEN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALABAMA... WITH SLEET IN A NARROW ZONE FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA... FREEZING RAIN AS FAR SOUTH AS JACKSON AND MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI... AND RAIN TO THE GULF COAST FROM THERE. AN INCH OF SNOW WAS JUST REPORTED IN ATLANTA. WATER VAPOR SATELLITE AND UPPER AIR DATA INDICATE THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY MAXIMUM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS MOVING NE. WACO TEXAS HAS OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LOW AND DALLAS HAD MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT. IN ADDITION... UPPER AIR DATA INDICATED A STRONG UPPER JET JET MAXIMUM EXTENDING FROM NEW ORLEANS INTO NW GEORGIA. IT IS IN THE EXIT REGION OF THE JET EXTENDING FROM AR THROUGH GA WHERE THE STRONGEST VERTICAL MOTIONS AND CORRESPONDING COOLING CLOUD TOPS AND PRECIPITATION WERE DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING NE TOWARD THE TN VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY MAXIMUM MOVES NE TOWARD KY AND DAMPENS OUT... THE SURFACE LOW WILL DRIVE EAST INTO THE FL PANHANDLE BY EARLY MONDAY AND REFORM OFF THE SC COAST DURING THE DAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NC BY AROUND DAYBREAK... THEN SLOWLY MOVE NE DURING THE DAY INTO THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PIEDMONT BY AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY AND NIGHT AS THE COASTAL WAVE FORMS OFF SC AND MOVES NNE. IN ADDITION... THE VERY DRY AIR WITH CURRENT DEW POINTS IN THE 0-10 DEGREE RANGE OVER OUR REGION WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT EVAPORATION AS THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD TRIES TO ADVANCE OUT OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN INTO CENTRAL NC. THEREFORE IT MAY TAKE MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE SNOW REACHES AREAS FROM RDU AND POINTS NORTH AND EAST. LAURINBURG AND FAYETTEVILLE TO CLINTON SHOULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS IN THE MORNING. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND THICKEN FROM THE WSW OVERNIGHT. TEMPS WERE ALREADY IN THE MID 20S MOST LOCATIONS AT MID EVENING. LOWS OF 18-24 APPEAR REASONABLE FROM NE TO S. -BADGETT && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 830 PM SUNDAY... OVERVIEW: AN H5 LOW CURRENTLY IN EASTERN TX WILL DEAMPLIFY AND LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR MEMPHIS TN BY 06Z TONIGHT...AND TO NEAR NASHVILLE BY 12Z MON. THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE LA GULF COAST AT ~1006 MB WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED H5 LOW DEAMPLIFIES AND LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO THE TN VALLEY...WITH THE SFC LOW AT 1011 MB WHEN IT APPROACHES THE FL PANHANDLE BY 12Z MON. PRECEDING THE ADVANCING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...1028-1030 MB ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL NC. MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...AN H5 TROUGH WILL DEEPEN AND DIG INTO THE MIDWEST DURING THE DAY MON. A SHEAR AXIS IS PROGGED TO EXTEND ESE FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE DEEP SOUTH AND CAROLINAS MON AFT/EVE...LIFTING NORTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC BY 06Z TUE. THE SFC LOW IS PROGGED TO CROSS THE FL PANHANDLE AND MOVE JUST OFFSHORE ALONG THE GA/SC COAST BETWEEN 00-12Z TUE...THEN DEEPENING AND TRACKING NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY 00Z WED AS THE H5 TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE MIDWEST AMPLIFIES AND CLOSES OFF INTO A DEEP H5 LOW OVER THE OH VALLEY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES: CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA ARE NEAR 100%. LIFT WILL PRIMARILY BE IN THE FORM OF LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT ASSOC/W THE RELATIVELY TIGHT MSLP/HEIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN THE SFC LOW ALONG THE GULF/SE COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE CAROLINAS. UPPER LEVEL LIFT WILL PRIMARILY BE ASSOC/W THE AFOREMENTIONED SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING ESE FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE DEEP SOUTH/SE STATES...LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN ROUGHLY 18Z MON AND 03-06Z TUE. WEAK LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION/ ISENTROPIC LIFT AND VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY TUE AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY ALONG THE NC COAST...ENDING BY 00Z WED AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. PRECIPITATION TIMING/TYPES: THE LATEST 18Z MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW PRECIP BEGINNING IN THE SW PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 12Z...THE TRIAD/ TRIANGLE BETWEEN 18-21Z...AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT/NE COASTAL PLAIN BY 21-00Z. WITH AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE (TEMPS CURRENTLY IN THE 20S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS)...AND THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROGGED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH ALONG THE GA COAST THROUGH 00Z TUE...FCST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THERMAL PROFILES SUPPORTIVE OF ALL SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 00-03Z TUE. WITH PERVASIVE CLOUD COVER AND AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE...TEMPS WILL LIKELY HAVE TROUBLE MAKING IT MUCH ABOVE FREEZING ON MON...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH/SW WHERE PRECIP WILL BEGIN EARLIER. EXPECT TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE MID/UPPER 20S EVERYWHERE AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP GIVEN SUCH A DRY ANTECEDENT AIRMASS IN PLACE. AFTER 00Z THE FORECAST BECOMES MUCH MORE COMPLICATED. FIRST...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER NORTH UP THE SC COAST...LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL STRENGTHEN AND A 3-5C H85 WARM NOSE WILL PROGRESS WESTWARD INTO THE AREA...FIRST AT FAY/RWI...THEN RDU...AND FINALLY (ALBEIT WEAKER) AT INT/GSO. THE LATEST 18Z GUIDANCE SHOWS THE WARM NOSE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NC BETWEEN 03-09Z TUE. SECOND...THE AFOREMENTIONED H5 SHEAR AXIS WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS BETWEEN 18Z MON AND 03-06Z TUE...WITH MID-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE/DRYING IN ITS WAKE...AND FCST SOUNDINGS SHOW THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE RAPIDLY DRYING OUT EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 00-06Z. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO SLEET AND THEN TO FZRA/FZDZ FROM EAST TO WEST IN ASSOC/W THE H85 WARM NOSE IN THE 03-09Z TIME FRAME...HOWEVER...IF SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE H5 SHEAR AXIS SHUTS OFF THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE BY 03-06Z...WE MAY SEE A TRANSITION TO LIGHT SLEET OR FZRA/FZDZ EVERYWHERE BY 06Z...REGARDLESS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE WARM NOSE OR THE FACT THAT THERMAL PROFILES COULD REMAIN SUB-FREEZING BENEATH THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE IN THE WEST/NW PIEDMONT. ONCE THE TRANSITION OCCURS...GIVEN THE DEPTH/STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL COLD POOL AND PERSISTENT WEAK WARM ADVECTION ASSOC/W THE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...EXPECT LIGHT FZRA/FZDZ TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUE MORNING AT THE LEAST...WITH TEMPS EVENTUALLY APPROACHING OR POSSIBLY EXCEEDING THE FREEZING MARK BY TUE AFTERNOON VIA LIMITED INSOLATION THROUGH A 5 KFT THICK CLOUD DECK AND THE LATENT HEAT OF FUSION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS/ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL LIQUID EQUIV FOR THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE FROM 0.25-0.50"...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. EXPECT THE BEST CHANCE FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOW (3-4"+) IN THE SW PIEDMONT WHERE PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST...ARRIVING THE EARLIEST...AND REMAINING SNOW THE LONGEST. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE TRIAD IN THE WEST/NW PIEDMONT AND CUMBERLAND/LEE/ HARNETT COUNTIES IN THE SANDHILLS (ALL CURRENTLY UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY)...FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WARNING CRITERIA SNOW (3-4")...DEPENDING PRIMARILY ON THE ONSET AND INTENSITY OF PRECIP. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT A POTENTIAL FOR 1-3" OF SNOW DEPENDING PRIMARILY ON THE ARRIVAL OF PRECIPITATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT TRANSITION TO SLEET AND THEN FZRA...WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW (PERHAPS <1") N/NE OF THE TRIANGLE. EXPECT ICE ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ~1/10" IN MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NC...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A 'SWEET SPOT' OUTSIDE OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT GETTING 1/10" TO 1/4" OF ICE ACCRUAL. -VINCENT && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 315 PM SUNDAY... COASTAL LOW IS FORECAST TO OFFSHORE OF CAPE HATTERAS BY 00Z WEDNESDAY...WITH ITS SISTER LOW WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE WV/OH/KY ORDERS. ALL MODELS HAVE PRECIP ENDING BY 00Z AS THE LOWS DEPART. SOME PATCHES IF DRIZZLE/FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY LINGER IN THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS SCOURED BY WESTERLY POST FRONTAL FLOW. STRONG COLD ADVECTION EVIDENT IN SHARP BACK OF H10-H5 GEOSTROPHIC WIND. STEADY S-SW WINDS OVERNIGHT MAY HELP TO BEGIN DRYING ROADWAYS A BIT...BUT WITH CLEARING SKIES AND LOWS DROPPING INTO THE 22-30 RANGE BLACK ICE IS LIKELY TO BE A CONCERN. THE COLD ADVECTION REGIME WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD SOUTH OUT OF CANADA TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION. AFTERNOON H10-H85 THICKNESSES ARE FORECAST TO START OUT AROUND 1270M WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS...WITH VERY LITTLE RISE DURING THE DAY. THIS WOULD KEEP HIGHS IN THE MID 30S FOR A NORTH COUPLE DAYS. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD START FRIDAY SHOULD GIVE WAY TO A GRADUAL MODERATION OF TEMPS THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PARTICULARLY ONCE THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS EAST OFFSHORE. A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST...WITH THE PREFERRED ECMWF BEING THE SLOWER OF THE TWO MAIN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. THUS THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH SUNDAY. && .AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 1230 AM MONDAY... OVERNIGHT...HIGH CLOUDS (CEILINGS AOA 15 KFT) WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SW IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER IN THE VICINITY OF KCLT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN/SW PIEDMONT BY SUNRISE MON. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD SW TO NE ACROSS CENTRAL NC THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...FIRST AT KFAY BY 12-15Z...THEN KGSO/KINT AND KRDU BY 18-21Z. THERE IS LOWER CONFIDENCE IN MVFR CEILINGS AND SNOW AT KRWI BEFORE 21Z. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND LIMITED VSBYS (POSSIBLY AS LOW AS IFR/LIFR IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS) WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES DURING THE TAF PERIOD (PRIMARILY BEFORE 00-03Z)...BUT CONFIDENCE IN TIMING/LOCATION IS TOO LOW TO MENTION AT THE MOMENT. THEN A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO SLEET AND EVENTUALLY TO FZRA/FZDZ IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 00-06Z TUE...FIRST AT KFAY/KRWI...THEN KRDU...AND FINALLY KGSO/KINT AND THEN PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD. THEN...LIGHT FZRA/FZDZ AND IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TUE...WITH SFC TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OR ALL OF TUE...EXCEPT PERHAPS AT KFAY/KRWI TUE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN TO THE AREA BY LATE TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CAROLINAS IN ITS WAKE. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ021>025-038>042-076>078-088-089. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ073>075-083>086. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ007>011-026>028-043. && SYNOPSIS...VINCENT NEAR TERM...BADGETT SHORT TERM...VINCENT LONG TERM...SMITH AVIATION...KRR/VINCENT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1103 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 NCZ021>025-038>042-076>078-088-089-110415- FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1103 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. NCZ073>075-083>086-110415- STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE- 1103 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ007>011-026>028-043-110415- PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-WILSON- 1103 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BADGETT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 winter storm, 15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Five to seven inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in a glazing of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
One to three inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly a quarter inch of ice in some locations on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
One to three inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses. A man was killed in a head on collision near Walkertown as a result of slippery roads.
Six inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Around one inch of snow fell across the area followed by a trace of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Three to five inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly a quarter inch of ice in some locations on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Four to six inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Four to six inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Five to eight inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Six to eight inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Three to five inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Five to six inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly an eighth inch of ice on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Two to three snow fell mainly south of Goldsboro in the morning followed by an eighth inch of ice countywide in the afternoon. Many area roads were slick due to the snow and ice.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the area during the morning and afternoon hours. Snow changed over to freezing rain during the afternoon resulting in nearly a quarter inch of ice in some locations on top of the snow. All area roads were covered in snow resulting in the closure of schools and businesses.
Around an inch and a half of snow fell across the area followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Around one inch of snow fell across the area followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Around one inch of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Around a half inch of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Around a half inch of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
Around a half inch of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by a tenth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
A trace of snow fell across the area followed by an eighth of an inch of freezing rain. This resulted in slippery road conditions and a few accidents.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Forsyth | 2011-01-10 | 24 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 2011
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: 278944, 278948, 278950, 278964, 278981, 278946, 278955, 278957, 278958, 278960, 278961, 278962, 278963, 278952, 278953, 278965, 278945, 278988, 278990, 278991, 278973, 278974, 278983, 278984, 278985, 278976, 278977, 278986, 278992, 278978, 278980.