February 20-21, 2020 - Snow Event
Overview
A strengthening area of low pressure moving well offshore, combined with a strong mid-level disturbance and cold high pressure to the northwest led to several hours of light to moderate snow across eastern North Carolina during the evening of February 20 and the early morning hours of February 21, 2020. Rain began to change to snow during the late afternoon over Martin and Pitt Counties, with the rain/snow line working very slowly south to near the coast by midnight. Snow accumulation ranged from over 4 inches in parts of Beaufort, Pitt and Greene Counties, to just a trace in portions of Carteret County. The system was accompanied by strong gusty winds and elevated water levels.
Snow Totals from February 20-21, 2020.
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Snow in Greene County (Courtesy Carmen Taylor Fields) Snow in Kinston (Emily Hall)
Satellite imagery showing snow cover over eastern North Carolina taken morning of February 22, 2020.
...SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY 20TH THROUGH 21ST, 2020... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...North Carolina... ...Beaufort County... Bath 1.6 SSE 4.3 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Washington 1.0 SSW 3.5 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Chocowinity 0.2 W 3.5 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Bath 4.1 NNW 3.1 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Chocowinity 3.0 in 0818 AM 02/21 Public Bath 1.6 SSE 3.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Bath 2.8 in 0933 PM 02/20 Public Bath 6.6 ESE 2.7 in 0756 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 W Pamlico Beach 2.5 in 0900 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter 1 SSW Chocowinity 2.0 in 1110 PM 02/20 Trained Spotter 1 NNE Pinetown 2.0 in 1023 PM 02/20 Public Pcs Phosphat (COOP) 1.5 in 0800 AM 02/21 COOP ...Carteret County... Morehead City 6.0 WNW 0.5 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 2 NNW Peletier 0.3 in 0900 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter 1 W Bogue 0.2 in 0651 AM 02/21 NWS Employee Ocean 0.5 S 0.1 in 0900 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Newport 0.2 SW 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 SW Newport Trace 0533 AM 02/21 NWS Employee Michael J Smith Airport Trace 0531 AM 02/21 ASOS Atlantic Trace 1149 AM 02/21 Public Davis Trace 1147 AM 02/21 Public ...Craven County... Vanceboro 3.7 in 1130 PM 02/20 Public Cayton 3.5 in 0727 AM 02/21 Public 3 NNE New Bern 2.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Trent Woods 1.2 ENE 2.0 in 0600 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 ENE Fort Barnwell 2.0 in 1100 PM 02/20 Public Trent Woods 1.0 NNE 1.7 in 0648 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 3 ENE James City 1.5 in 0500 AM 02/21 NWS Employee River Bend 1.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Trent Woods 1.3 SSE 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS New Bern 7.3 ESE 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS New Bern 1.3 NNE 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS New Bern 8.8 W 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 2 SSW Havelock 0.5 in 0530 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Havelock 1.9 SSE 0.5 in 0530 AM 02/21 COCORAHS ...Dare County... Stumpy Point Trace 1156 AM 02/21 Public East Lake Trace 1156 AM 02/21 Public Southern Shores Trace 1155 AM 02/21 Public Kill Devil Hills Trace 1153 AM 02/21 Public Salvo Trace 1152 AM 02/21 Public Avon Trace 1152 AM 02/21 Public Wanchese Trace 1152 AM 02/21 Public 2 WNW Roanoke Island Festiva Trace 0900 AM 02/21 911 Call Center Frisco Trace 0753 AM 02/21 Official NWS Obs ...Duplin County... Summerlins Crossroads 3 SE 2.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 COOP Mount Olive 6.0 SE 1.8 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Bowdens 1.5 in 0656 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter 3 SW Bowdens 1.5 in 0845 PM 02/20 Amateur Radio Bowdens 0.8 in 0849 PM 02/20 Trained Spotter ...Greene County... Snow Hill 4.0 in 0414 AM 02/21 Public Hookerton 0.5 ESE 3.6 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 3 NNE Ormondsville 3.0 in 0715 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Snow Hill 2.8 in 0924 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter ...Hyde County... Fairfield Trace 1157 AM 02/21 Public Engelhard Trace 1156 AM 02/21 Public Ocracoke Village Trace 1150 AM 02/21 Public ...Lenoir County... 1 ESE Kinston 3.9 in 0545 AM 02/21 Public Kinston 3.7 WNW 3.4 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Kinston 5.1 WNW 3.2 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 ESE Kinston 3.0 in 0939 PM 02/20 Public 2 SE Kinston 2.8 in 0814 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Kinston 7.0 SW 2.5 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Kinston 4.7 ESE 2.3 in 1000 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 NNW Deep Run 1.0 in 0859 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter ...Martin County... Williamston 3.5 in 0504 AM 02/21 Public ...Onslow County... 2 ESE Jacksonville 1.0 in 0743 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter 2 SSE Pumpkin Center 1.0 in 0500 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Jacksonville 4.5 NW 0.5 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Swansboro 3.3 NW 0.2 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Holly Ridge 3.7 E 0.1 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS ...Pamlico County... Oriental 4.3 NNW 0.3 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS ...Pitt County... 1 W Simpson 4.8 in 0700 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter 2 N Farmville 3.8 in 0123 AM 02/21 Public 1 SE Bell Arthur 3.7 in 0932 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Greenville 4.3 SSE 3.6 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Winterville 1.0 ENE 3.5 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Grifton 3.5 in 0310 AM 02/21 Public Greenville 5.7 NW 3.2 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Farmville 3.1 NW 3.1 in 0400 PM 02/21 COCORAHS Greenville 7.1 SSE 3.1 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS 1 SSW Dowdy Ficklen Stadium 3.0 in 0857 AM 02/21 Trained Spotter Greenville 2.0 SE 3.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Winterville 3.5 W 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Greenville 5.0 SE 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Winterville 3.0 in 0500 AM 02/21 Public Greenville (COOP) 3.0 in 1200 AM 02/21 COOP Fountain 0.1 NE 2.8 in 0700 AM 02/21 COCORAHS Greenville 3.3 W 2.0 in 0800 AM 02/21 COCORAHS ...Tyrrell County... Kilkenny Trace 1157 AM 02/21 Public Columbia Trace 0800 AM 02/21 Public |
Final Snowfall Reports
...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FEBRUARY 21ST 2020... Location Speed Time/Date Provider ...North Carolina... ...Beaufort County... Bunyan RAWS 30 MPH 1213 PM 02/21 RAWS Washington (OCW AWOS) 25 MPH 1035 AM 02/21 AWOS ...Carteret County... Beaufort (MRH ASOS) 45 MPH 1153 AM 02/21 ASOS Fort Macon (WxFlow) 45 MPH 0427 AM 02/21 WXFLOW 7 W Cedar Island 43 MPH 0912 AM 02/21 AWOS 8.4 W Cedar Island (NWS/FAA) 43 MPH 0406 AM 02/21 MESOWEST Cape Lookout 41 MPH 1000 AM 02/21 NDBC Bogue Field (NJM ASOS) 39 MPH 0809 AM 02/21 AWOS Croatan RAWS 36 MPH 1205 PM 02/21 RAWS Cedar Island RAWS 31 MPH 0625 AM 02/21 RAWS ...Craven County... Cherry Point (NKT ASOS) 41 MPH 0943 AM 02/21 AWOS New Bern (EWN ASOS) 38 MPH 0400 AM 02/21 ASOS New Bern RAWS 29 MPH 0517 AM 02/21 RAWS ...Dare County... Oregon Inlet CG (WxFlow) 54 MPH 0859 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Avon (WxFlow) 49 MPH 1227 PM 02/21 WXFLOW Real Slick (WxFlow) 49 MPH 0913 AM 02/21 WXFLOW KHK Resort (WxFlow) 49 MPH 0742 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet (WxFlow) 49 MPH 0540 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Hatteras High (WxFlow) 48 MPH 0454 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Frisco (HSE ASOS) 46 MPH 0500 AM 02/21 ASOS Buxton (WxFlow) 44 MPH 1255 PM 02/21 WXFLOW Manteo (MQI AWOS) 43 MPH 0515 AM 02/21 AWOS Dare Bomb Range RAWS 37 MPH 0128 PM 02/21 RAWS Kill Devil Hills (FFA AWOS) 33 MPH 0415 AM 02/21 AWOS ...Duplin County... Kenansville (DPL AWOS) 28 MPH 0135 PM 02/21 AWOS ...Hyde County... 4 NE Engelhard 38 MPH 1115 AM 02/21 AWOS Fairfield RAWS 35 MPH 1117 AM 02/21 RAWS ...Lenoir County... Kinston (ISO AWOS) 25 MPH 0856 AM 02/21 AWOS ...Onslow County... Jacksonville (NCA ASOS) 33 MPH 0909 AM 02/21 AWOS Sandy Run RAWS 31 MPH 0219 PM 02/21 RAWS Richlands (OAJ AWOS) 26 MPH 0256 PM 02/21 AWOS ...Pitt County... Dowdy Ficklen Stadium (WEATH 28 MPH 0930 AM 02/21 MESOWEST Greenville (PGV AWOS) 23 MPH 1255 PM 02/21 AWOS ...Washington County... Pocosin Lakes RAWS 30 MPH 0417 AM 02/21 RAWS ...Maritime Stations... 18 SE Cape Hatteras Lighthou 60 MPH 0730 AM 02/21 NDBC 31 S Bogue Inlet Pier 58 MPH 1008 AM 02/21 NDBC Jennettes Pier (WxFlow) 56 MPH 0526 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Frisco Woods (WxFlow) 53 MPH 0503 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Pamlico Sound (WxFlow) 53 MPH 0435 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Alligator River Br (WxFlow) 52 MPH 0448 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Avon Sound (WxFlow) 49 MPH 0606 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Duck Pier 48 MPH 0930 AM 02/21 NOS-NWLON Roanoke Sound Channel (WxFlo 45 MPH 0458 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Oregon Inlet Marina 44 MPH 0442 AM 02/21 NOS-NWLON North River (WxFlow) 43 MPH 1133 AM 02/21 WXFLOW Beaufort 41 MPH 1148 AM 02/21 NOS-NWLON Croatan Sound (WxFlow) 40 MPH 0140 PM 02/21 WXFLOW Ocracoke (WxFlow) 35 MPH 0636 AM 02/21 WXFLOW && |
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