A cold front moved through the area late in the day of January 20th.  As the front moved through rain changed over to a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the evening of January 20th through early morning on the 21st before ending.  Significant amounts of ice fell toward the Crystal Coast, with a general 2 to 6 of snow mixed with sleet farther north and west.  The icing amounts of a quarter to a half of an inch toward the Crystal Coast were the highest amounts of ice this area has experienced, over the widest area, since the late 1990s.

Ice Storm in WEST CARTERET, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Light freezing rain during the day transitioned to a mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain during the evening through the overnight.  A few snowflakes mixed in but this was primarily an icing event, both freezing rain and sleet.
Ice accretion of a half inch was observed at the Newport National Weather Service. Sporadic power outages were reported due to the weight of ice bringing down trees and large limbs on powerlines.  Specific ice totals included a half inch on the northwest side of Morehead City, to around a third of an inch in Bogue and Cape Carteret.

Ice Storm in SOUTHERN CRAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light freezing rain during the day transitioned to a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow during the evening and overnight before ending before daybreak.  Amounts of snow and ice varied widely across the southern part of the county.  Across the far northern part of the county, freezing rain amounts were low but still were enough to cause the Twin Span and Neuse River bridges in the New Bern area to close around 7pm due to icy conditions.  Here a mix of sleet and snow produced around an inch of snow in New Bern and Trent Woods.
Farther south near Havelock, hardly any snow fell, with mostly freezing rain and some sleet mixing in throughout the night.  Ice accretion of up to a half inch was observed across the Havelock area. Carteret-Craven Electric Coop reported trees and limbs on powerlines producing sporadic power outages.

Ice Storm in PAMLICO, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice accretion of up to a third of an inch was observed across the Minnesott Beach and Oriental areas.

Ice Storm in COASTAL ONSLOW, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice accretion of up to a quarter of an inch was observed across the Swansboro area.

Winter Storm in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4.5 inches throughout the county.  Specific totals included 4.5 inches in Chocowinity and Blounts Creek.  3.5 inches of snow fell in Washington Park, Washington, and Pantego.  Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 20:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Snowfall ranged from 3 to 5 inches throughout the county.  Specific totals included 5 inches in Plymouth.  Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in TYRRELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 20:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4 inches throughout the county, especially the northern half of the county.  Specific totals included 3.8 inches in Columbia.  Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN CRAVEN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Before the change to all snow, sleet covered the ground in many spots prior to the transition.  Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4 inches throughout the northern part of the county.  Specific totals included 4.5 inches in Vanceboro.  Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in GREENE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak. Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4 inches throughout the county.  Hookerton measured 4.0 inches of snow. Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in MARTIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 20:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Snowfall was generally around 4 inches throughout the county.  Specific totals included 4.0 inches in Williamston.  Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Sleet covered the ground in many spots before the transition to all snow late in the evening. Snowfall ranged from 3 to 4.5 inches throughout the county  Specific totals of snow included 4.5 inches in Kinston, and 3.3 inches in LaGrange. Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in PITT, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:30:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet changed over to all snow in the evening, with a period of snow throughout the overnight ending before daybreak.  Sleet covered the ground in many spots before the transition to all snow late in the evening.  Snowfall ranged from 3 to 6 inches throughout the county.  Specific totals included 6 inches near Falkland, 5 inches in Fountain, and between 3 and 4 inches in Greenville and Winterville. Many roads remained snow covered through early to mid morning.

Winter Storm in DUPLIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Measured storm total snow of 3.5 inches in Faison. There was up to a quarter inch of freezing rain in far southern Duplin County.

Ice Storm in INLAND ONSLOW, NORTH CAROLINA
From 21-JAN-22 17:00:00 to 22-JAN-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Light freezing rain during the day transitioned to a mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain during the evening through the overnight.  A few snowflakes mixed in but this was primarily an icing event, both freezing rain and sleet.
A quarter to a half inch of ice accretion was reported in the Richlands area, with .30 inches of ice in North Topsail Beach.