Winter Weather — Warren, North Carolina

2022-01-03 · Warren, North Carolina

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts ranged from one to two inches across the county.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low moved from the Midwest into the Mid Atlantic from January 2nd into the 3rd. Strong storms to isolated severe storms preceded the arrival of the low along with a broad area of 2 to 4 inches of rain along United States Highway 1 corridor, producing flooding around the Triangle region of central North Carolina. Strong sustained gradient winds were felt over much of the area, with numerous gusts of 35 to 50 miles per hour. As the low moved through the area, rain mixed with and changed to snow with several inches of snow reported across portions of the northwest and far northern Piedmont.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1004642. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.