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Hump Day-ja Vu: The Three Wednesday Snows of March 1960
March of 1960 must have felt a bit like Groundhog Day in North Carolina. For the first three Wednesdays of the month, parts of the...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Huntsboro_damage-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Severe Storms Spawn Tornadoes in NC
Earlier this week, a cold front moving across North Carolina produced strong thunderstorms that spawned six tornadoes, then left high, gusty winds in its wake....![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tornadoes_1971-02-21_22-360x216.png)
February Tornadoes are Rare, But With a Damaging History
Last week’s EF1 tornado in Carteret County serves as a reminder that although the winter months are climatologically our least active for severe weather, damaging...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/accum_2016-02-15-360x216.png)
Rapid Reaction: Wintry Weather and Spring-Like Storms Hit NC
Our winter roller coaster continued this week as high temperatures plummeted below freezing, we rounded a bend of snow and ice-slickened roads, and temperatures quickly...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/accum_2016-01-22-360x216.png)
Rapid Reaction: Winter’s First Major Storm Brings Snow, Sleet, Ice, and Rain
A two-day wintry event last Friday and Saturday was a classic Carolina storm, with a mixed bag of precipitation across the state ranging from heavy...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/temps_1978-01-08_09-360x216.png)
January Cold Fronts Can Deliver a Rapid Chill
Wintertime cold frontal passages can usher in frigid Arctic air, and when warm air is in place ahead of the fronts, they can set the...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/snow_2016-01-17-360x216.png)
Rapid Reaction: Quick-Hitting System Brings Light Snow to NC
What a wild weather weekend it was in North Carolina! After reaching highs near 60°F on Saturday, parts of the state woke up Sunday morning...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Hazel_marker-360x216.jpg)