North Carolina, 2014

Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 3, 2014

March 3, 2014 · NWS RAH · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

Rain quickly changed over to snow before ending across central north Carolina as an arctic cold moved through the area. 5 inches across the Northern Piedmont and Northern Coastal Plain counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
14

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.

Rain quickly changed over to snow before ending across central north Carolina as an arctic cold moved through the area. Snowfall amounts ranged from a dusting to as much as 2.5 inches across the Northern Piedmont and Northern Coastal Plain counties.

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.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Alamance

When
March 3, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Alamance forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.044, -79.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall ranged from 1 inch across southern portions of county to as much as 2.0 inches across the north.

Winter Weather, Guilford

When
March 3, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Guilford forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.080, -79.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall ranged from 1 inch across southern portions of county to as much as 2.0 inches across the north.

Winter Weather, Forsyth

When
March 3, 4:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.131, -80.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts averaged between 1 to 1.5 inches across the county. A glaze of ice from freezing rain was also reported on trees and power-lines.

Winter Weather, Person

When
March 3, 4:45 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Person forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.390, -78.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow was reported across the county.

Winter Weather, Granville

When
March 3, 4:45 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Granville forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow was reported across the county.

Winter Weather, Vance

When
March 3, 4:45 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Vance forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow was reported across the county.

Winter Weather, Davidson

When
March 3, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Davidson forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.793, -80.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of near one inch was reported across northern portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Orange

When
March 3, 6:00 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch of snow was reported across northern portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
March 3, 6:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.397, -78.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow was reported across the county.

Winter Weather, Halifax

When
March 3, 6:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Halifax forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.258, -77.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow was reported across the county.

Winter Weather, Wake

When
March 3, 6:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where
Wake forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Near an inch of snow and sleet mixed was reported across northern portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
March 3, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.083, -78.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Near an inch of snow and sleet mixed was reported across northern portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Nash

When
March 3, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Nash forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Near an inch of snow and sleet mixed was reported across northern portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Edgecombe

When
March 3, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Edgecombe forecast zone
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Near an inch of snow and sleet mixed was reported across northern portions of 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

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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: 506136, 506137, 506158, 506143, 506149, 506150, 506141, 506145, 506151, 506152, 506146, 506155, 506156, 506157.