Winter Storm — Western Hyde, North Carolina

2003-01-23 · Western Hyde, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm affected eastern North Carolina on January 23, 2003. The storm dumped the highest amounts of snow east of highway 17 across the area known as the Outer Banks, where 8 to 12 inches of snow fell with isolated amounts up to 14 inches, including the counties of eastern Carteret, Dare and, and Hyde counties. This was the largest one day snowfall on the Outer Banks in over a decade. The greatest storm total snowfall occurred on December 23rd and 24th in 1989. Snowfall amounts from 4 to 8 inches fell across central sections of the county warning area including Craven, Pamlico, Beaufort, and Tyrrell counties. Other western counties received 2 to 4 inch snowfall amounts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5340246. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.