Snow fell over much of the Triangle and central North Carolina on Tuesday night, with high measurements of three inches recorded in parts of Edgecombe and Wayne counties, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.
The National Weather Service says 1.5 inches of snow fell at Raleigh-Durham International Airport overnight — a record that ties the 2022 mark. In eastern North Carolina, Morehead City saw five inches of snow, while three inches were recorded in Wilmington.
With temperatures likely to not get above freezing on Wednesday — the projected high in Morrisville, for example, is just 30 degrees — the NWS is cautioning folks about ice and other hazardous driving conditions where snow has fallen and accumulated. Low temperatures on Wednesday night are expected to dip back into the teens for much of central North Carolina.
“So, we’re looking at Black ice possibilities,” says Nick Petro of the NWS in Raleigh. “That would be Thursday morning.”
Indeed, there may be some slippery road conditions due to the weather, and Governor Josh Stein is advising North Carolinians to be careful.
“In snowy and icy areas, please avoid traveling,” Stein said.
Fayetteville saw a record-low maximum temperature on Tuesday, as the high reached just 30 degrees, breaking a mark set in 1983.
Snow continued to fall in Sampson County as of 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the NWS.
Many public school systems are closed Wednesday due to the snow, including those in Wake County, Durham County, Chatham County, and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. It’s a remote learning day for students and teachers in Guilford County.
In eastern North Carolina, school districts in Dare, Wayne, and Lenoir counties are closed on Wednesday too. Some universities – including East Carolina and North Carolina State – are closed through noon.
Chapel Hill transit services will start at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A warming center and overnight shelter is open at the Seymour Center at 2551 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, where cots, blankets and snacks are being provided.
