Low pressure moved off the coast of Florida and tracked northeastward. The progression of the low combined with high pressure centered over Virginia produced ice and some snow over the region.
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Low pressure moved off the coast of Florida and tracked northeastward. The progression of the low combined with high pressure centered over Virginia produced ice and some snow over the region.
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5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating as much as .3 in the town of Wilmington. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with reports ranging from a quarter inch to as much as four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation across inland New Hanover county.
Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating around two tenths of an inch along the coast. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with reports ranging from a tenth of an inch to as much as a quarter inch of ice accumulation along the northeast coast of New Hanover county.
Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating as much as 1.4 in the town of Watha. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with reports of a quarter inch of ice accumulation across much of inland Pender county.
Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating as much as .4 in the town of Hampstead. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with reports of a quarter inch of ice accumulation along the entire coast.
Precipitation began as snow before dawn, accumulating around two tenths of an inch. The precipitation transitioned to freezing rain by late morning, with a report of a quarter inch of ice accumulation west of the town of Leland.
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