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Minor Winter Weather Event, March 12-13, 2018

 

Developing low pressure off the Carolina coast combined with cold air to produce a minor snow event for eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours of Monday March 12, 2018 into the early morning hours of March 13, 2018. The system was accompanied by strong gusty winds, with gusts as high as 65 mph observed at Oregon Inlet. 

 

     

Around one inch of snow occurred in Kinston (@LewPirate)      Around 0.4 inch of snow reported at the Newport NWS Office.

 

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1105 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018

...Snowfall Reports...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider             

...North Carolina...

...Carteret County...
Newport 1.0 N                1.0 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
Newport/Morehead City WFO    0.4 in    1200 AM 03/13   COOP                 
Newport 2.5 W                0.4 in    0730 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
2 SW Newport                 0.4 in    1049 PM 03/12   NWS EMPLOYEE                     
1 WSW Newport                0.3 in    1000 PM 03/12   PUBLIC                     
1 S Bogue                    0.3 in    1030 PM 03/12   PUBLIC                     
1 W Bogue                    0.2 in    1039 PM 03/12   NWS EMPLOYEE                    

...Craven County...
Cove City                    1.0 in    1022 PM 03/12   PUBLIC                     

...Dare County...
1 WNW Manteo                 1.0 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
1 NNW Nags Head              0.2 in    0730 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             

...Duplin County...
Mount Olive 2.4 SW           0.3 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             

...Greene County...
3 NNE Snow Hill              1.5 in    0800 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
Hookerton                    1.0 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
1 W Snow Hill                0.5 in    0702 PM 03/12   COUNTY OFFICIAL                     

...Jones County...
Maysville                    0.2 in    0930 PM 03/12  TRAINED SPOTTER                      

...Lenoir County...
5 WNW Kinston                1.3 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
4 W Kinston                  0.8 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
1 WSW Kinston                0.8 in    0715 PM 03/12   COUNTY OFFICIAL                     
1 ESE Kinston                0.8 in    0844 AM 03/13   TRAINED SPOTTER                     

...Onslow County...
1 NW Pumpkin Center          0.2 in    0600 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
1 SE Half Moon               0.2 in    0900 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             

...Pamlico County...
1 WSW Oriental               0.2 in    1031 PM 03/12   PUBLIC                     

...Pitt County...
1 W Winterville              1.5 in    0854 AM 03/13   TRAINED SPOTTER                      
Greenville (COOP)            1.0 in    1200 AM 03/13   COOP                 
2 ESE Bruce                  1.0 in    0749 PM 03/12   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
2 SW Simpson                 1.0 in    1020 PM 03/12   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
2 NNE Bell Arthur            1.0 in    0737 PM 03/12   LAW ENFORCEMENT                     
1 W Winterville              1.0 in    1029 PM 03/12   PUBLIC                     
3 SE Dowdy Ficklen Stadium   1.0 in    0915 AM 03/13   PUBLIC                     
3 W Greenville               0.8 in    0800 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
Greenville                   0.8 in    0858 AM 03/13   TRAINED SPOTTER                      
2 NNE Winterville            0.8 in    1040 AM 03/13   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
2 WNW Winterville            0.7 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
2 ENE Winterville            0.5 in    0800 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
1 NNE Simpson                0.5 in    0859 AM 03/13   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
3 W Winterville              0.4 in    0700 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
2 WSW Greenville             0.3 in    0600 AM 03/13   COCORAHS             
3 NE Winterville             0.1 in    0719 PM 03/12   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
2 N Farmville                0.0 in    0540 PM 03/12   TRAINED SPOTTER                     
&&

 

...Peak Wind Gust Reports...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider             

...North Carolina...

...Beaufort County...
Bunyan RAWS                  31 MPH    0113 AM 03/13   RAWS                 

...Carteret County...            
Fort Macon (WxFlow)          39 MPH    0658 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Beaufort (MRH ASOS)          39 MPH    0609 PM 03/12   ASOS                 
Beaufort                     37 MPH    0712 PM 03/12   NWLON                
North River (WxFlow)         37 MPH    0731 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Croatan RAWS                 31 MPH    0705 PM 03/12   RAWS                 

...Craven County...
Cherry Point (NKT ASOS)      43 MPH    0738 PM 03/12   ASOS                 
New Bern (EWN ASOS)          33 MPH    0805 PM 03/12   ASOS                 

...Dare County...
Oregon Inlet CG (WxFlow)     65 MPH    1015 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Oregon Inlet (WxFlow)        60 MPH    0930 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Stumpy Point (WxFlow)        58 MPH    0906 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Oregon Inlet                 53 MPH    0906 PM 03/12   NWLON                
Hatteras High (WxFlow)       52 MPH    0726 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Avon (WxFlow)                50 MPH    1034 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Kill Devil Hills (FFA AWOS)  47 MPH    0855 PM 03/12   AWOS                 
Frisco (HSE ASOS)            45 MPH    0141 AM 03/13   ASOS                 
Manteo (MQI AWOS)            45 MPH    0735 PM 03/12   AWOS                 
Buxton (WxFlow)              45 MPH    0941 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Dare Co Gnry Ran (K2DP AWOS) 39 MPH    0926 PM 03/12   AWOS                 
Dare Bomb Range RAWS         39 MPH    0128 AM 03/13   RAWS                 

...Duplin County...
Kenansville (DPL AWOS)       32 MPH    0535 PM 03/12   AWOS                 

...Hyde County...
4 NE Engelhard               39 MPH    0835 PM 03/12   MESOWEST             
Fairfield RAWS               30 MPH    1217 AM 03/13   RAWS                 

...Onslow County...
Jacksonville (NCA ASOS)      35 MPH    0559 PM 03/12   ASOS                 

...Maritime Stations...
Jennettes Pier (WxFlow)      69 MPH    0825 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Duck FRF Research Pier       60 MPH    0854 PM 03/12   NWLON                
Diamond Shoals Buoy          58 MPH    1030 PM 03/12   MARITIME             
Real Slick (WxFlow)          57 MPH    0915 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
25 ENE Rodanthe              56 MPH    0100 AM 03/13   MARITIME             
Pamlico Sound (WxFlow)       53 MPH    1007 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Frisco Woods (WxFlow)        52 MPH    1105 PM 03/12   WXFLOW               
Ocracoke (WxFlow)            49 MPH    1212 AM 03/13   WXFLOW               
Buoy 30SE New River Inlet    40 MPH    1108 PM 03/12   MARITIME  
Cape Lookout                 39 MPH    0800 PM 03/12   MARITIME            
&&

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official