Winter Storm Event

Snow Started: January 19, 1998 at 6 am EST Ended: January 19, 1998 at 4 pm EST
Low pressure intensifying off the South Carolina coast produced snow across much of east central North Carolina. Totals ranged from 4 inches in Martin and Pitt counties to a trace along the coast. Numerous accidents were reported as vehicles slid into ditches. A mother and her son were killed in a head-on collision on Highway 264 in Yeatsville (Beaufort County). A soaking rain developed across central North Carolina during the overnight hours and gradually changed to snow. Two bands of heavy snow fell. The first band extended from Ansonville of the southern Piedmont northeast through Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, and to Sanford. The second band stretched from Raleigh east through Zebulon, Bailey, Wilson, and Tarboro. Accumulations were in the 2 to 4 inch range with the most accumulations on grassy surfaces and in the trees. Warm ground temperatures, rain soaked ground, and air temperatures in the mid 30s throughout the storm limited snowfall totals significantly.
Injuries	14	Deaths	2
Property Damage	not available	Crop Damage	not available
Atmospheric Maps	Large-scale maps of 500 mb Heights, Jet Stream Winds, and Sea Level Pressure from this event
Weather Station Data Snow   Sleet   Freezing Rain   Rain   Mix
X Hourly Data Daily Data Total Snowfall Total Precipitation Primary Precip. Type Minimum Temperature Maximum Wind Speed