Oct 7, 2021 · On January 25, 2000, the Great Blizzard of 2000 in North Carolina dumped 24 inches of snow on the state, earning the name Carolina Crusher.

As a well-developed Nor’easter off our east coast, it produced blizzard conditions over the mid-Atlantic and New England. In North Carolina, we had a bit of everything. Hurricane-force wind gusts were measured along the coast, while freezing rain and snow fell across the Piedmont.

Seemingly overnight, it developed into one of the biggest snowstorms in North Carolina history, dropping two feet of snow that blanketed towns from Boone and Banner Elk to Asheville. The storm was an equivalent of a Category-3 hurricane and strangely enough, lightning and thunder sounded throughout the night as snow poured from the sky.

Dec 7, 2023 · Using data from the National Center for Environmental Information, we dive into the top 20 biggest snowstorms that left an indelible mark on North Carolina. Does it snow in North Carolina?...

The Storm of the Century brought the worst blizzard ever to the mountains of North Carolina, where Mount Mitchell received a record snowfall of 50 inches.

Jan 19, 2023 · Almost everyone who lives in areas prone to snow seems to have a legendary snowstorm story: the blizzard of '78, the Storm of the Century, any of the blizzards or bomb cyclones that have happened since then.

Jan 19, 2025 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — As areas around Raleigh keep an eye on possible snow for Tuesday night, snow is also looking likely at the North Carolina coast with a winter storm watch already issued for coastal areas to the south.. The National Weather Service in Wilmington said snow is possible Tuesday night along the coast as bitterly cold temps move in Monday.

Jan 21, 2025 · A blizzard warning has been issued for the first time as a winter storm threatens to be the biggest in over 50 ... The warning stretches 1,500 miles from Texas to Florida and up into North Carolina.

The Winter Storm Database is a searchable history of North Carolina's major wintry events since 1959.

Dec 25, 2022 · Blizzards and an Arctic blast will impact the Midwest to the Northeast, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin Saturday, adding that travel will be “extremely dangerous” and “at times...