Winter Storm in North Carolina

Events

2,297

Deaths

27

Injuries

188

Damage

$35 million

• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 2 to 5, 19965 deaths · 165 injured · $310,000 · 17 eventsAn unusual winter storm began with freezing rain on Friday morning, February 2 across Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Martin, Washington and Beaufort counties.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 17 to 18, 19984 deaths · $25,000 · 13 eventsThe third coastal storm in less than 3 weeks struck mainly coastal areas from Onslow to Hyde County. Up to 5 inches of rain fell along the coast . Belhaven had almost three feet of water standing in low-lying streets and City Hall was flooded.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 3 to 4, 20183 deaths · $10,000 · 24 eventsA surface low intensified off the Carolina coast, resulting in snow occurring over much of Central North Carolina. Bands of heavy snow developed, resulting in snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches in some locations.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 19, 19982 deaths · 14 injured · 17 eventsLow pressure intensifying off the South Carolina coast produced snow across much of east central North Carolina. Totals ranged from 4 inches in Martin and Pitt counties to a trace along the coast. Numerous accidents were reported as vehicles slid into ditches.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 4 to 5, 20102 deaths · $754,000 · 8 eventsA strong low pressure system moved from the Gulf Coast to off the North Carolina coast. A secondary low moved west of North Carolina over Kentucky, bringing a nose of warm air in aloft.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 20102 deaths · $100,000 · 31 eventsA powerful winter storm struck North Carolina bringing a prolonged period of heave snow lasting from late Christmas morning through much of December 26th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 20 to 22, 20092 deaths · 34 eventsOn January 20, 2009 the first major winter storm to strike Central North Carolina since 2004 brought 3 to 7 inches of snow to most of the area.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in North Carolina, January 3 to 4, 20182 deaths · 67 kt wind · 22 eventsRapidly deepening low pressure passing offshore of the coast produced widespread hazardous winter weather across eastern North Carolina from the evening of January 3rd through the morning of January 4th.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in North Carolina, October 28 to 31, 20121 death · $373,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 eventsHurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 8 to 9, 20181 death · $175,000 · 9 eventsA low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic. Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 11 to 13, 20141 death · 6 injured · 9 eventsLow pressure formed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary over northern Florida on February 11th, with a strong and large area of high pressure to the north.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 20101 death · 1 injured · 31 eventsA strong storm system tracking northeast from the Gulf of Mexico spread heavy snow and freezing rain into Central North Carolina the evening of January 29th. The snow continued into the morning hours of January 30th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 10 to 11, 20111 death · 31 eventsA slow moving storm system tracking from the Gulf of Mexico northeast along the Carolina coast interacted with cold air in pace across the state resulting in a prolonged period of snow which changed over to freezing rain as the storm approached.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 20161 death · 30 eventsA strong upper level low induced a surface low pressure system that tracked through the region. With a cold air mass already in place, a winter storm impacted the region.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 1 to 2, 20091 death · 23 eventsBands of heavy snow moved across Central North Carolina blanketing the region with 2 to 8 inches of snow. Areas in the piedmont experienced the most snow fall with the Triad reporting up to 8 inches.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1998$22 million · 16 eventsAn intense coastal low moved northeast along the immediate coastline producing strong winds and heavy rain across the region. Seas of 14 to 16 feet ate away at the beaches from Topsail Island to the Outer Banks.
• 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.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 20181 death · 13 eventsLow pressure deepening off the North Carolina coast produced significant snowfall over most of eastern North Carolina during the late evening of January 17th through the early morning of January 18th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 9, 20171 death · 10 eventsA developing Nor'easter began to strengthen across the Gulf Coast of the United States late in the day on January 6th before moving northeast along the Atlantic coastline on January 7th.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 25 to 26, 2015$9.5 million · 23 eventsAs a low pressure system tracked along the southeast coast, wintry precipitation spread into Central North Carolina.
• Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 27 to 29, 1998$600,000 · 17 eventsA major low pressure system off the southeast coast combined with a strong high pressure system over New England to produce gale force winds along the coast.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 12 to 13, 2021$600,000 · 15 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked along a stalled frontal zone to the south of central NC and eventually north-northeastward along the North Carolina coast.
• Winter Storm and Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2013$500,000 · 8 eventsA powerful upper level storm system moved across the region, producing rainfall at the onset of the event which changed to snow as the upper low moved across the region and colder air moved into the region behind it.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 10 to 13, 2025$400,000 · 5 eventsA high pressure wedge was situated over the region as a surface low pressure system developed over the southern Plains, with an expansive area of precipitation that shifted eastward into the Mid Atlantic during the day of February 11.

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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.