North Carolina, 2014

Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 3, 2014

March 3, 2014 · NWS AKQ · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Low pressure intensified along a cold front as it dropped over the Mid-Atlantic region. The result was widspead snowfall across northeast North Carolina with snowfall amounts reaching two to three inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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 AKQ wrote it up.

Low pressure intensified along a cold front as it dropped over the Mid-Atlantic region. The result was widspead snowfall across northeast North Carolina with snowfall amounts reaching two to three inches.

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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 2, 6:45 PM EST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 6:45 PM EST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northampton

When
March 3, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Northampton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.418, -77.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.

Winter Weather, Hertford

When
March 3, 9:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Hertford forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.359, -76.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.

Winter Weather, Gates

When
March 3, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Gates forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.445, -76.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Gates reported 2.0 inches of snowfall.

Winter Weather, Pasquotank

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Camden

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Eastern Currituck

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Currituck forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Bertie

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Bertie forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Chowan

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Chowan forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.127, -76.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Perquimans

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Perquimans forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.177, -76.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

Winter Weather, Western Currituck

When
March 3, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Western Currituck forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were generally between one half inch and one inch across the county.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 507177, 507178, 507186, 507179, 507180, 507181, 507182, 507183, 507184, 507185.