Ice Storm — Inland Onslow, North Carolina

2022-01-21 to 2022-01-22 · Inland Onslow, North Carolina

Event narrative

Light freezing rain during the day transitioned to a mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain during the evening through the overnight. A few snowflakes mixed in but this was primarily an icing event, both freezing rain and sleet.

A quarter to a half inch of ice accretion was reported in the Richlands area, with .30 inches of ice in North Topsail Beach.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved through the area late in the day of January 20th. As the front moved through rain changed over to a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the evening of January 20th through early morning on the 21st before ending. Significant amounts of ice fell toward the Crystal Coast, with a general 2 to 6 of snow mixed with sleet farther north and west. The icing amounts of a quarter to a half of an inch toward the Crystal Coast were the highest amounts of ice this area has experienced, over the widest area, since the late 1990s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006506. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.