Snow Reports from February 12, 2016

February 12, 2016 Snow Event 
              

Summary

A fast-moving area of low pressure moved off the coast of southeastern North Carolina during the morning and afternoon hours of Friday February 16, 2016, before moving well east of the area during the early evening hours. With cold high pressure in place over the Delmava Region (Figure 1), and low pressure forming off the coast, light precipitation began falling into the cold airmass around mid-morning. Initially, the preciptiation was light sleet or freezing rain, mainly near the coast, before transitioning to rain as warm air aloft worked in over the shallow cold air near the surface. As the precipitation spread further north where the cold air was more deeply entrenched, it fell in the form of mostly snow (Figure 2) from early afternoon through early evening before quickly ending as the surface low raced away to the east.

Figure 1. Surface Map at 1 pm Friday February 12, 2016 showing low pressure forming offshore with cold air pressure over the Delmarva.

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Snow in Nags Head, NC, February 12, 2016.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
808 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SKYWARN SPOTTERS FOR THESE
REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/NEWPORT/

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS                   
                     SNOWFALL           OF 
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

NORTH CAROLINA

...BEAUFORT COUNTY...
   PINETOWN               2.9   515 PM  2/12  SPOTTER                 
   WASHINGTON             0.2   145 PM  2/12  OB SITES                

...CARTERET COUNTY...
   MOREHEAD CITY            T   900 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   OTWAY                    T   945 AM  2/12  MIXED WITH SNOW         

...CRAVEN COUNTY...
   FORT BARNWELL            T  1130 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            

...DARE COUNTY...
   KILL DEVIL HILLS       3.5   700 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   NAGS HEAD              3.0   516 PM  2/12  OTHER FEDERAL           
   WANCHESE               2.0   406 PM  2/12  MODERATE SNOW           
   KITTY HAWK             1.1   433 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   DUCK                   1.0   416 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   RODANTHE                 T  1145 AM  2/12  OB SITES                
   AVON                     T  1130 AM  2/12  OB SITES                
   MANTEO                   T   100 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   FRISCO                   T  1130 AM  2/12  ASOS                    

...GREENE COUNTY...
   SNOW HILL                T  1130 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            

...HYDE COUNTY...
   FAIRFIELD              2.0   543 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          
   PONZER                 2.0   543 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          
   SLADESVILLE            0.5   645 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   SWANQUARTER            0.5   542 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          
   SCRANTON               0.2   539 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          
   ENGELHARD                T   130 PM  2/12  SPOTTER                 

...JONES COUNTY...
   MAYSVILLE                T   915 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            

...LENOIR COUNTY...
   KINSTON                  T  1130 AM  2/12  ASOS                    

...MAINLAND DARE COUNTY...
   1 SE EAST LAKE LANDI   2.0   434 PM  2/12  PUBLIC                  
   FORT RALEIGH CITY      1.4   428 PM  2/12  PARK SERVICE            

...MARTIN COUNTY...
   WILLIAMSTON            1.5   647 PM  2/12  911 CALL CENTER         

...ONSLOW COUNTY...
   SWANSBORO                T   915 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   PINEY GREEN              T   945 AM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            

...OUTER BANKS HYDE COUNTY...
   1 NNW ENGELHARD        0.5   539 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          

...PITT COUNTY...
   FARMVILLE              1.0   249 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   GREENVILLE             0.8   145 PM  2/12  OB SITES                
   PACTOLUS                 T   304 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            
   GRIMESLAND               T   242 PM  2/12  SNOW AND ICE.           
   BALLARDS CROSSROAD       T   230 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA            

...TYRRELL COUNTY...
   COLUMBIA               3.0   436 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
   PLYMOUTH               1.8   430 PM  2/12  EMERGENCY MNGR          
   ROPER                  1.5   300 PM  2/12  SOCIAL MEDIA