The storm caused hundreds of automobile accidents and forced church and school cancellations throughout the region. Residents in several counties continued to face dangerous driving conditions and scattered power outages today, and Highway Patrol spokesman George Rimmer confirmed there was one fatality Sunday evening on Interstate 95. In Pitt County, a search and rescue team of seven people and two dogs resumed their search for a missing hunter who had been searching for his dogs.
Water goes from being ankle deep to chest deep.
It was tough going in there. Measuring With a Yard Stick Snow build-up from 1 to 10 inches was reported throughout the coastal plain. Rain fell along the coast, where gale warnings were posted for coastal waters. Forecasters had predicted a heavy snowstorm Saturday, sending worried residents of central and eastern North Carolina to grocery and hardware stores to stock up on supplies. But the worst didn't hit until Sunday.