Sleet in North Carolina

Events

137

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Sleet in North Carolina, December 23 to 24, 199821 eventsFreezing rain and some sleet developed early Wednesday morning and persisted through the morning of Christmas Eve. Some areas later received enough glaze to cause damage.
• Sleet in North Carolina, January 8, 199719 events
• Sleet in North Carolina, January 25 to 26, 200415 eventsDuring the early afternoon, snow began to mix with sleet across the foothills and northern piedmont, before becoming all sleet later in the evening. In the southern piedmont, precipitation fell almost exclusively as sleet.
• Sleet in North Carolina, February 22, 200114 eventsCold, dry air plunged south over western North Carolina following the passage of a cold front the day before.
• Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 199913 eventsLight snow and sleet fell during the morning, associated with a strong low pressure area moving north through the Mississippi River Valley. Accumulations by noon ranged between 1 and 3 inches. Some light freezing rain mixed in from time to time as well.
• Sleet in North Carolina, February 16 to 17, 200311 eventsA light freezing rain developed over the piedmont and foothills of North Carolina during the early morning hours. By mid-morning, the precipitation began to intensify, and a transition to sleet occurred.
• Sleet in North Carolina, January 31, 19999 eventsUnusually strong arctic high pressure centered over New England sent cold, dry air south into western North Carolina overnight and early on the 31st.
• Sleet in North Carolina, December 23 to 24, 19988 eventsFreezing rain and sleet developed early Wednesday morning and persisted through the morning of Christmas Eve. These areas would receive enough glaze by Christmas Eve morning to cause damage.
• Sleet in North Carolina, January 25, 20136 eventsSleet developed across the northern mountains and foothills during the morning, and continued off and on through the remainder of the day. Some snow mixed in early across the higher elevations. Numerous accidents were reported across the area.
• Sleet in North Carolina, February 16, 20035 eventsA light freezing rain developed over the northern mountains and northern foothills of North Carolina during the early morning hours. By mid-morning, the precipitation began to intensify, and a transition to sleet occurred.
• Sleet in North Carolina, February 2 to 3, 20045 eventsSleet fell during the late evening and overnight hours, accumulating to 1 to 2 inches across portions of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina. The sleet accumulated on top of the thin layer of ice that resulted from freezing rain that fell earlier in the day.
• Sleet in North Carolina, February 16, 19983 eventsA mixture of snow and sleet fell across the northern mountains during the early morning and accumulated between 1 and 2 inches. One inch of ice developed on roads in Yancey county.
• Sleet in North Carolina, March 2, 19983 eventsA brief shower of ice pellets fell across coastal regions covering the ground in some areas in Onslow county.
• Sleet in North Carolina, November 8, 19983 eventsLight snow and sleet fell for about 3 hours, but no problems were reported.
• Sleet in North Carolina, December 13 to 14, 20032 eventsHeavy sleet began during the evening of the 13th and persisted overnight. By morning, 1 to 2 inches had accumulated, resulting in very hazardous road conditions.

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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.