A combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across northern portions of Eastern NC. Precipitation began during the early morning hours as mainly freezing rain, then transitioned to sleet and finally snow during the day.
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The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
A combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across northern portions of Eastern NC. Precipitation began during the early morning hours as mainly freezing rain, then transitioned to sleet and finally snow during the day. A surface low pressure system tracking just offshore of the coast kept precipitation closer to the coast all rain, with a transition to sleet, freezing rain and snow further north. Ice accretion from one-tenth to one-half of an inch impacted portions of inland eastern North Carolina, with numerous accidents being reported in Washington, Martin, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir and Duplin Counties. One to three inches of snow fell north of Highway 264.
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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 6:59 PM EST, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Precipitation initially fell as freezing rain, then transitioned to sleet and snow through the day. Two to three inches of combined sleet and snow fell.
Precipitation initially fell as freezing rain overnight, then transitioned to sleet and snow during the day. A quarter inch of freezing rain was reported, then two to three inches of combined sleet and snow fell.
Precipitation mainly in the form of freezing rain and sleet, with a trace of snow. Up to a half inch of sleet and ice was reported.
Precipitation initially fell as freezing rain overnight, then transitioned to sleet and snow during the day. The main impact was icing, with up to a half inch of freezing rain being reported, then an inch to two inches of snow fell during the day. A few trees and power lines were downed.
Precipitation initially fell as sleet and freezing rain overnight, then transitioned to a period of snow during the day, with two to three inches falling before the event ended late in the afternoon.
Precipitation mainly in the form of freezing rain and sleet, with a trace of snow. Up to a quarter inch of freezing rain fell, with numerous reports of accidents across the northern part of the county.
Minor auto accidents due to a glaze of freezing rain and trace of sleet. A trace of snow fell before the event wound down in the early afternoon.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 2017
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: 672810, 672811, 672813, 672812, 672816, 672814, 672817.