Triangle snowstorms through the years
Here's a look at some storms of the past, in jshu.net stories and videos and in images sent in by our visitors.
Sleet and freezing rain begin to fall late Saturday, Jan. 24, into Jan. 25, leaving a light layer of snow and a dangerous layer of ice on the ground.
A collection of WRAL's snow coverage across North Carolina on Feb. 19-20, 2025.
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Central and eastern North Carolina was blanketed in snow on Jan. 21, 2025. It was the first time the North Carolina coast saw snow in more than two years.
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From snow in the mountains, to freezing rain and ice in central NC, and potential for severe storms on the coast -- here are photos of today's winter weather from across the state.
Snow stayed mostly north of the Triangle, but brought a blanket of white to some communities on Jan. 27 and 28, 2021.
A compilation of the winter weather coverage, forecasts and photos from North Carolina's snow on Feb. 20, 2020.
Our coverage of a winter storm that dumped snow across North Carolina on Dec. 9, 2018. Up to 11 inches fell in parts of the Triangle before changing to rain. About 200,000 people lost power.
Anywhere from a trace to a foot of snow covered North Carolina towns on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, and most people still had plenty of snow leftover on Thursday for a second play day.
A blanket of snow covered central and eastern North Carolina Jan. 3-4, 2018.
A mixture of winter precipitation closed schools and roads in the first snowstorm of the 2015-16 winter.
Viewers sent in their photos as a winter storm brought mixed winter weather to parts of North Carolina Jan. 17.
See photos of snow, sleet and ice from a winter storm on Feb. 16-18, 2015.
Snow, ice and freezing rain comprised the third winter weather event in a month in central NC.
Snowfall spurred by moisture from the coast backed into central North Carolina, bringing school cancellations and bitter cold.
Wanted a white Christmas? You got your wish. Mother Nature dropped up to 12 inches of snow in parts of the Triangle and Central North Carolina.
A bout of wintry weather struck the Triangle region and central North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010.
Snow and other wintry precipitation rained down on North Carolina Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.
Light snow fell across the Triangle region on Saturday.
Snow coated higher elevations in the western mountains late Friday, and central counties are on watch for freezing temperatures Saturday night.
State troopers said they received reports of a high number of wrecks before the sun melted away the slush Saturday.
Get updates about the winter storm crossing North Carolina. Read viewers' thoughts about the snow, get behind-the-scenes details about WRAL's snow coverage.
Stories, video and thousands of your photos from the storm that blanketed the Triangle during the last weekend of January 2010.
Thousands of students were headed home and road crews were headed to work Friday ahead of a winter storm system that is already bringing snow to central North Carolina.
A winter storm brought varying conditions across North Carolina Dec. 18-19, 2009.
Most of the Triangle's heavy snowfall had ended by daybreak, but flurries remained and roads were slick.
A snowstorm that lasted 12 hours in some locations dumped upward of 6 inches of the white stuff across North Carolina Tuesday.
Heavy snow showers were reported in downtown Durham, in Cary and in Raleigh Tuesday afternoon. An upper-level area of low pressure moving out of the area was "squeezing out some snow flurries," WRAL meteorologist Nate Johnson said.
Areas north and west of Raleigh were blanketed with snow overnight. The Triangle experienced a mostly wet, cold morning. Multiple closings and delays were reported.
The Triangle had its biggest snow storm in history in 2000. Snow began falling just before midnight on Jan. 24 and ended the next afternoon. When it was over, 20 inches had fallen.
In January of 2000, a blizzard clobbered the Triangle, leaving many roads unpassable, thousands without power and schools closed for approximately two weeks.
Areas north and west of the Triangle were blanketed with snow overnight. As much as 3 inches were reported in Person County. The Triangle experienced a mostly wet, cold morning.
DOT crews in Johnston County are monitoring major roadways for ice overnight.
Snow dusted the Triangle area, as WRAL meteorologists predicted a wintry mix to cross North Carolina early Thursday morning.
Big flakes fell in Raleigh starting about 4 a.m., but they changed over to rain about 45 minutes later.
jshu.net visitors sent in their photos of the first snowfall of 2008.
There were no weather-related road problems Friday, a day after a wintry mix hit parts of North Carolina.
jshu.net reporter Brian Shrader narrates a snowy photo essay created from many of the pictures submitted by visitors to the Web site.
jshu.net's photographer Nathan Clendenin heads out into the snow and ice to see how the triangle reacts to another round of snow.
We asked for them. You sent them. More than 1,700 viewer-submitted photos in all.
A snow-emergency plan adopted two years ago after a surprise storm paralyzed Raleigh for hours got its first test Thursday, and officials said it passed.
Highway Patrol troopers responded to more than 325 calls between midnight and noon Thursday after a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell on central North Carolina.
Wintry weather hits and one of our photographers was out to capture it all.
A less-than-one-inch snowfall paralyzed the city of Raleigh, stranding kids in schools overnight and leading to commutes of more than 12 hours.