Winter Weather — Inland Pender, North Carolina

2015-01-09 · Inland Pender, North Carolina

Event narrative

Patchy freezing rain and drizzle produced pockets of icing on some of the roadways. There were multiple accidents with a fatality when a motorist rear ended a tractor trailer that was stopped due to another accident. The accidents occurred on I-40 in northern Pender county just south of the Duplin county line.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper trough combined with a weak surface trough produced freezing rain for a short period of time, causing multiple vehicle accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 556362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.