Winter Storm — Washington, North Carolina

2018-01-17 to 2018-01-18 · Washington, North Carolina

Event narrative

Widespread snow developed during the evening of January 17th and continued through the early morning of January 18th. Snowfall across the county ranged from 3 to 5 inches with the highest amounts over the eastern sections. Roads were snow and ice covered with hazardous travel conditions. A 26 year old male died in a traffic fatality near Roper when his car slid off an icy and snow covered road.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure deepening off the North Carolina coast produced significant snowfall over most of eastern North Carolina during the late evening of January 17th through the early morning of January 18th. Snowfall over the region ranged from less than 1 inch over the southwest tier to 8 inches or more over the north coast. There was one weather related traffic fatality reported in Washington county on the morning of January 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 727604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.