Rapidly deepening low pressure passing offshore of the coast produced widespread hazardous winter weather across eastern North Carolina from the evening of January 3rd through the morning of January 4th. In addition to the winter weather very strong winds occurred along the coast with minor coastal flooding along the Outer Banks. There were two weather related traffic fatalities reported, one in Onslow County and another in Beaufort County.

Winter Storm in DUPLIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 18:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in JONES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 19:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 4 to 6 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 19:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in GREENE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 4 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in CRAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light to moderate freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 6 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in PITT, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 6 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in PAMLICO, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light to moderate freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in CARTERET, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 23:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Moderate freezing rain with amounts between 1/10 inch and 1/4 inch changed to snow during the late evening of January 3rd and accumulated 2 to 3 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 5 to 7 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions. One man died in a weather related vehicle accident. His vehicle slid off an icy road in eastern Beaufort County and ended up submerged in a ditch.

Winter Storm in WESTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 00:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light rain and freezing rain during the evening of January 3rd changed to snow during the early morning of January 4th and accumulated 3 to 4 inches county wide by the mid morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice combined with very strong winds produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in WESTERN HYDE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 00:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light rain and freezing rain during the evening of January 3rd changed to snow during the early morning of January 4th and accumulated 3 to 4 inches county wide by the mid morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice combined with very strong winds produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in EASTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 01:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light rain and freezing rain during the evening of January 3rd changed to snow during the early morning of January 4th and accumulated 1 to 4 inches county wide by the mid morning hours of January 4th. The heaviest snow amounts were mainly over the northern parts of the county. The snow and ice combined with very strong winds produced widespread hazardous travel conditions with near blizzard conditions at times.

High Wind in EASTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 03:25:00 to 04-JAN-18 03:25:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 67.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Weather flow sensor at KHK resort measured a peak wind gust of 77 mph.

High Wind in EASTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 02:10:00 to 04-JAN-18 02:10:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Weather flow sensor at Oregon Inlet recorded a peak gust of 76 mph.

High Wind in EASTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 02:24:00 to 04-JAN-18 02:24:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Weather flow sensor in Avon recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.

High Wind in EASTERN HYDE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 01:27:00 to 04-JAN-18 01:27:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Weather flow sensor in Ocracoke recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN DARE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 03:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Sound side flooding produced water levels about 3 feet above normal in Hatteras Village. Water flooded Highway 12 in a few spots as well as some out buildings.

High Wind in CARTERET, NORTH CAROLINA
From 04-JAN-18 02:04:00 to 04-JAN-18 02:04:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Local NWS marine platform observed gusts over 50 knots from 11:20 pm (3rd) to 4:50 am (4th) with a peak gust of 58 knots at 2:04 am.

Winter Storm in ONSLOW, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 19:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions. A weather related traffic fatality was reported in Onslow County near the Pender County line as motorist drove into a canal.

Winter Storm in MARTIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 21:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the evening of January 3rd and accumulated 5 to 8 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 21:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Light freezing rain changed to snow during the late evening of January 3rd and accumulated 6 to 9 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.

Winter Storm in TYRRELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 03-JAN-18 21:00:00 to 04-JAN-18 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

Light rain and freezing rain changed to snow during the late evening of January 3rd and accumulated 3 to 5 inches county wide by the early morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice produced widespread hazardous travel conditions.