Winter Storm — Northern Craven, North Carolina

2022-01-21 to 2022-01-22 · Northern Craven, North Carolina

Event narrative

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak. Before the change to all snow, sleet covered the ground in many spots prior to the transition. Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4 inches throughout the northern part of the county. Specific totals included 4.5 inches in Vanceboro. Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

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 1006526. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.