Winter Weather — Western Hyde, North Carolina

2015-02-24 · Western Hyde, North Carolina

Event narrative

One to two inches of snow fell.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 553587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.