Winter Storm Event

Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Started: January 18, 2007 at 5 am EST Ended: January 18, 2007 at 1 pm EST
Widespread light precipitation, mainly in the form of freezing rain, produced light ice accretion, mainly across the foothills and piedmont during the morning hours. Accretion was mainly confined to elevated surfaces, although some slick spots developed on bridges and overpasses. Quite a few traffic accidents occurred, especially in the Charlotte metro area and in the northern North Carolina foothills. A few sporadic power outages were reported. In some areas, mainly across the northwest piedmont, precipitation started out as a combination of sleet and snow, resulting in some light accumulations. Snow moved into Central North Carolina just prior to sunrise on January 18th impacting local schools and morning commuters. Between one to two inches of snow fell across the area resulting in numerous accidents. About eight children were injured in Asheboro when a school bus over turned and two indirect deaths were reported near Goldsboro as a result of a single vehicle accident. Snow changed over to all rain by afternoon.
NWS Summary	Case Study from the NWS Raleigh
Injuries	not available	Deaths	not available
Property Damage	not available	Crop Damage	not available
Event Analysis from the National Weather Service in Raleigh
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