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Winter Storm in Tyrrell, North Carolina

Winter Storm January 7, 2017 · Tyrrell, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Precipitation initially fell as sleet and freezing rain overnight, then transitioned to a period of snow during the day, with two to three inches falling before the event ended late in the afternoon.

The wider storm

A combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across northern portions of Eastern NC. Precipitation began during the early morning hours as mainly freezing rain, then transitioned to sleet and finally snow during the day. A surface low pressure system tracking just offshore of the coast kept precipitation closer to the coast all rain, with a transition to sleet, freezing rain and snow further north. Ice accretion from one-tenth to one-half of an inch impacted portions of inland eastern North Carolina, with numerous accidents being reported in Washington, Martin, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir and Duplin Counties. One to three inches of snow fell north of Highway 264.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 672816. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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