Winter Weather — Duplin, North Carolina

2010-12-16 · Duplin, North Carolina

Event narrative

Very light mixed precipitation led to a thin glaze of ice on some roads. The slick roads led to a head on collision in Duplin county around 9 am that produced one fatality.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifted slowly north across eastern North Carolina on December 16th 2010. A light wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain developed during the morning hours over eastern North Carolina just north of the warm front. This mixed precipitation fell on very cold surfaces and produced slick spots on roads with one fatal accident occurring in Duplin County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 266131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.