Winter Storm in Onslow, North Carolina

Winter Storm January 3, 2018 – January 4, 2018 · Onslow, North Carolina

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions. A weather related traffic fatality was reported in Onslow County near the Pender County line as motorist drove into a canal.

The wider storm

Rapidly deepening low pressure passing offshore of the coast produced widespread hazardous winter weather across eastern North Carolina from the evening of January 3rd through the morning of January 4th. In addition to the winter weather very strong winds occurred along the coast with minor coastal flooding along the Outer Banks. There were two weather related traffic fatalities reported, one in Onslow County and another in Beaufort County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 726215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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