Winter Storm in Pitt, North Carolina

Ice accretions of 0.15 to 0.25 inches of freezing rain across much of the county between the morning of February 19th and the overnight hours between the 19th and 20th. In addition to this, several reports around the county from the Public and Broadcast Media noted widespread snowfall amounts of one to two inches and sleet accumulations of one to two inches as well.

An area of low pressure developed along the U.S. Gulf Coast, traveled northeast up along the Southeast U.S. coastline, then off the coast of the Carolinas during the time period of February 19th to the early morning hours of February 20th. As this occurred, an area of widespread precipitation developed along the track of the low. Where temperatures were cold enough, there was a mix of sleet, freezing rain, and snow. For areas from the Crystal Coast through the southern Outer Banks, the precipitation type was mostly rain. This event produced a swath of accumulating sleet and snow from central North Carolina through southeast Virginia. South of the snow and sleet, there was a swath of accumulating ice, with a zone of 0.10 - 0.30 of ice accretion. The combination of ice and wind led to tree and power line damage across parts of ENC, with numerous power outages reported.