Heavy Snow — Onslow, North Carolina

2010-12-26 · Onslow, North Carolina

Event narrative

Widespread snow developed during the morning hours and continued into the early evening. Total snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 4 inches over most of the county with 2 inches or less closer to the coast. One fatality occurred during the morning in an automobile accident due to slippery roads.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure moved northeast just offshore of the North Carolina coast on Dec 26th 2010. As the low approached the region areas of rain developed during the evening of Dec 25th. As cold air spread in during the early morning hours of Dec 26th the rain gradually turned to snow over the inland areas with the snow lasting into the afternoon. Closer to the coast the rain did not change to snow until later in the morning. This storm produced snow amounts ranging from 7 to 10 inches over the northern Coastal Plain to less than 1 inch over the southern Outer Banks.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 266125. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.