Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 2014

Name: Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 2014
Start: 2014-01-28T15:00
End: 2014-01-29T08:41
Location: North Carolina

January 28 to 29, 2014 · NWS ILM · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Arctic air surged into the region, undercutting warmer air aloft. This coupled with an area of low pressure tracking northeast along the front produced a variety of winter weather with a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 ILM wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 6:40 PM EST, 20 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 6:40 PM EST, 20 hours 20 minutes before

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Event by event

9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Coastal Brunswick

When: January 28, 3:00 PM EST to January 29, 8:20 AM EST
Where: Coastal Brunswick forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about two tenths of an inch, and sleet accumulations along the coast were about a half inch. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Inland Brunswick

When: January 28, 3:00 PM EST to January 29, 8:20 AM EST
Where: Inland Brunswick forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.039, -78.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about two tenths on an inch, and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from a half inch to nearly an inch. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Coastal New Hanover

When: January 28, 3:10 PM EST to January 29, 7:40 AM EST
Where: Coastal New Hanover forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a half inch, and sleet accumulations along the coast were about an inch. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Inland New Hanover

When: January 28, 3:10 PM EST to January 29, 7:30 AM EST
Where: Inland New Hanover forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.181, -77.866 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a half inch, and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from one to two inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Coastal Pender

When: January 28, 3:30 PM EST to January 29, 8:00 AM EST
Where: Coastal Pender forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about four tenths of an inch, and sleet accumulations along the coast were about one and a half inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Inland Pender

When: January 28, 3:30 PM EST to January 29, 8:41 AM EST
Where: Inland Pender forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.515, -77.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to mostly sleet in the evening and overnight hours, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations were about a quarter inch, and sleet accumulations in the county were about two and a half inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Bladen

When: January 28, 3:55 PM EST to January 29, 7:13 AM EST
Where: Bladen forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.614, -78.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mixture of sleet and snow began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to all snow overnight, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total snow and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from two to four inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Columbus

When: January 28, 3:55 PM EST to January 29, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Columbus forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mixture of freezing rain and sleet began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changing over to mostly sleet overnight, and tapered off to flurries the morning of the 29th. Total ice accumulations ranged from a tenth of an inch to a half inch, and snow and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from one to two inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

Winter Storm, Robeson

When: January 28, 4:10 PM EST to January 29, 4:47 AM EST
Where: Robeson forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.640, -79.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mixture of sleet and snow began falling the afternoon of Jan 28th, changed over to all snow overnight, and tapered off to flurries by early morning on the 29th. Total snow and sleet accumulations in the county ranged from two to five inches. Due to the nature of the precipitation, power outages were isolated, however driving was treacherous. Numerous traffic accidents were reported as well as injuries due to slips and falls.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, January 2014

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: 492681, 492684, 492680, 492689, 492682, 492685, 492676, 492678, 492677.