Sleet and Ice on January 10-11, 2025

A winter storm affected large portions of the southern United States January 9-11, 2025, bringing accumulating snow and ice from New Mexico and Texas all the way east to the Carolinas and Virginia. Snowfall totals up to one foot were reported from Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Across the Carolinas significant snowfall was limited to far-inland areas; Madison and Eden, NC, both near the Virginia border, reported four inches of snow, while a broad zone from Hickory to Greensboro received two inches.

Farther south, freezing rain accumulated up to one-quarter inch from Upstate South Carolina to the Charlotte metro area. One to two-tenths of an inch of ice was observed from Columbia, SC across the Pee Dee region and into Lumberton and Fayetteville, NC. Along the coast of the Carolinas, precipitation began as sleet with generally minor accumulations, but transitioned to rain as temperatures rose Friday night.

Freezing rain accumulation and sleet reports from the January 10-11, 2025 winter storm

Freezing rain accumulation and sleet reports from the January 10-11, 2025 winter storm. Additional details here.

Locally reported freezing rain totals included 0.15" in Florence and near Tatum, SC; 0.10" in Lumberton and Watha, NC; and 0.05" in Burgaw, NC. Most other locations received several hours of sleet Friday, January 10 with some freezing rain occurring where temperatures were below freezing. Impacts were generally minor and included ice on vehicles, sidewalks, bridges, and overpasses. The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported roads in Market Common had a thin layer of ice early Saturday morning.

A trace of sleet observed at the Wilmington International Airport on January 10 was the first frozen precipitation in the Port City in almost three years since half an inch of snow fell on January 29, 2022.

Radar and airport weather observations from 2 PM January 10, 2025 through 7 AM January 1, 2025

Radar and airport weather observations from 2 PM January 10 through 7 AM January 11, 2025

Cold weather accompanying the storm prompted municipalities in Whiteville, Wilmington, and across South Carolina's Pee Dee region to open warming shelters.

Research and Author: Tim Armstrong
Page Created: January 11, 2025
Last Updated: January 11, 2025