Ice Storm in North Carolina

Events

486

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$301 million

• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 20051 death · $300,000 · 7 eventsIce accretion began to cause damage in the northwest piedmont of North Carolina by late morning. Quite a few trees fell and power outages numbered in the tens of thousands. Several trees and large limbs fell on and damaged homes and vehicles.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 4 to 5, 2002$100 million · 19 eventsSnow began during the early afternoon across the North Carolina foothills and northwest piedmont, and had accumulated to 3 to 5 inches by late evening. A transition to sleet and then freezing rain occurred during the late evening, and ice accumulated to between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 4 to 5, 2002$99 million · 7 eventsFreezing rain began over the extreme southern mountains of North Carolina during the early afternoon on the 4th, and had spread into the southwest piedmont by mid afternoon. Resultant damage due to ice accumulation began during the mid-to-late afternoon.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996$50 million · 15 eventsBy the early morning hours damaging accumulations of ice were becoming widespread. Northern mountain counties reported freezing rain and sleet accrual of 1 to 3 inches on roads with damage becoming common. Significant icing began in foothill counties.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in North Carolina, March 6 to 7, 2014$22 million · 14 eventsA strong surface low deepening off the Carolina coast brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the northern-northwestern Piedmont counties. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 7 inches fell Forsyth, Person and Guilford counties.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 24, 20151 death · 13 eventsLow pressure moved south of Eastern NC while arctic high pressure to the north supplied cold air to the region. The low pressure system caused a wintry mix of precipitation across the area throughout the day, with mainly snow as the precipitation broke out during the morning.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 26 to 27, 2004$13 million · 4 eventsAnother round of frozen precipitation moved into the area on the heels of the storm of Jan 25th, bringing more freezing rain and sleet to areas that already had over a quarter inch of ice still in the trees.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996$10 million · 8 eventsRain began to freeze in the southern foothills and most of the piedmont. Bridges and overpasses quickly became icy with numerous problems reported on highways and streets. Rain was falling so heavily that not much was accumulating as ice.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 9, 1997$2.0 million · 22 events
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 25, 2004$2.5 million · 2 eventsFreezing rain began falling over the area the morning of Jan 25th, with ice accumulations reaching a quarter of an inch by the afternoon. Tree limbs snapped from the weight of the ice, causing widespread power outages.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 1 to 2, 1996$700,000 · 3 events
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 1998$500,000 · 4 eventsA major ice storm affected portions of northeast North Carolina from Wednesday, December 23rd into Friday, December 25th. A prolonged period of freezing rain and sleet resulted in ice accumulations of one quarter inch /0.25/ to one half inch / 0.50/ in some locations.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005$450,000 · 5 events
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005$225,000 · 6 eventsBy late morning, ice accretion finally began to cause damage across the northern mountains and foothills of North Carolina. Quite a few trees fell, and power outages were fairly widespread, especially from the Blue Ridge east.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 1 to 2, 1996$150,000 · 3 events
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005$125,000 · 2 eventsIce accretion began to cause damage across the southern mountains and foothills of North Carolina just prior to sunrise. By late morning, the ice storm had become quite serious, as thousands of trees fell across the area, and power outages were widespread.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 15, 2005$64,000 · 8 eventsAn ice storm produced a 1/4 to 1/2 inch coating of ice across Northern North Carolina starting on the morning of the 15th in the west and continuing into the evening. Downed trees, limbs and power lines created power outages across much of the region.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 9, 2005$50,000 · 1 eventAs freezing rain continued to fall through the early morning hours, ice accretion became significant enough to cause widespread damage to trees and power lines across Henderson County.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 199831 eventsAn ice storm began during the afternoon of 12/23/98 and continued through the early morning hours on 12/25/98.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 200030 eventsA cold dome of arctic high pressure centered over the Mid-Atlantic States provided very cold and dry air to western North Carolina. Meanwhile, weak low pressure moved east along a frontal boundary stalled across the Gulf Coast States to the Georgia coast.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 200029 eventsWeakening low pressure in the Ohio River Valley, developing low pressure along the Gulf Coast and cold, arctic air in place across the Carolinas resulted in a wintry mess across western North Carolina.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 1 to 2, 1996$30,000 · 3 events
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, November 14 to 15, 2018$25,000 · 3 eventsSouthwest winds on the east side of an advancing area of low pressure brought warm and moist air across the region the night of November 14th into the morning of November 15th.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 26, 199619 eventsRain moved in while cold air was still trapped. Significant freezing rain resulted with numerous traffic accidents reported across the entire area. Ice accumulations neared "ice storm" conditions in the foothills and northern mountains.
• Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 12 to 13, 201916 eventsMoist air flowing over a wedge of cold air banked against the eastern slopes of the Appalachians resulted in precipitation development across the Blue Ridge and surrounding areas beginning during the evening of the 12th.

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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.