Winter Storm — Eastern Dare, North Carolina

2018-01-17 to 2018-01-18 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Event narrative

Widespread snow developed during the evening of January 17th and continued through the morning of January 18th. Snowfall across the county ranged from 2 to 3 inches over the southern tier to 7 to 10 inches over the north. Roads were snow and ice covered with hazardous travel conditions.

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 727606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.