Winter Storm Event
Snow, Cold
Started: January 17, 2016 at 7 am EST Ended: January 19, 2016 at 12 pm EST |
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A potent, quick moving upper level disturbance tracked across the region, leading to some light snow across the northern Piedmont/Coastal Plain. Most locations received only a dusting, but a few locations received 1-2 inches. An Arctic cold front moved quickly across the North Carolina mountains during the evening of the 17th, bringing very cold air and gusty northwest winds to the region. Air temperatures in the teens and single digits combined with winds gusting to 30 to 40 mph to produce winds chills of -5 to -15 across much of the northern mountains. Some of the high peaks and ridge tops likely saw wind chills colder than -20. Although wind chills moderated as air temperatures warmed slightly during the afternoon of the 18th, they returned to the -5 to -15 range during the evening and persisted through the morning of the 19th. |
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Injuries | not available | Deaths | not available |
Property Damage | not available | Crop Damage | not available |
Atmospheric Maps | Large-scale maps of 500 mb Heights, Jet Stream Winds, and Sea Level Pressure from this event | ||
Weather Station Data
Snow Sleet Freezing Rain Rain Mix |
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