Winter Weather in Onslow, North Carolina

One to two inches of snow fell, followed by a period of sleet and light freezing rain lasting from around 11am through mid evening.

Low pressure moved south of Eastern NC while arctic high pressure to the north supplied cold air to the region. The low pressure system caused a wintry mix of precipitation across the area throughout the day, with mainly snow as the precipitation broke out during the morning. A warm front lifted northward through the day, causing snow to change to freezing rain and sleet from south to north. Snow totals ranged from 2 to 4 inches for a large area of east central NC, with around 1 inch of sleet and snow to the south, including the Crystal Coast. The precipitation changed to a period of freezing rain and sleet across the area by mid afternoon before ending around mid evening.