000 NOUS42 KILM 221549 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-231600- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1049 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...JANUARY 20TH SNOWFALL TOTALS... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN TUESDAY. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COCORAHS OBSERVERS...GENERAL PUBLIC...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THE SNOW THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. HISTORICALLY SPEAKING THIS WAS THE MOST SNOW THE ENTIRE AREA HAS SEEN SINCE JANUARY 23RD 2003...WHEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE AREA. AMOUNTS IN NORTH CAROLINA RANGED FROM AROUND A TRACE ACROSS SOUTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY TO AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN BLADEN COUNTY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WERE FOUND IN AN AREA FROM SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTHWARD ACROSS MOST OF ROBESON AND BLADEN COUNTIES. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW FELL ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PENDER COUNTY WHERE AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES FELL IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE FOUND RIGHT DOWN TO THE BEACH WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE AMOUNTS ALONG THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WERE NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS THEY WERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED ACROSS COASTAL HORRY COUNTY IN THE MYRTLE BEACH AREA. MOST OF THIS WAS IN THE FORM OF A FEW ICE PELLETS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW WERE ALSO COMMON TO THE SOUTH IN WILLIAMSBURG AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. JUST INLAND FROM THE COAST AMOUNTS SHARPLY INCREASED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN HORRY COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN MARION AND MOST OF DILLON COUNTY. AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES WERE COMMON IN THESE AREAS. BELOW ARE OBSERVATIONS TAKEN FROM ACROSS THE AREA. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK TIME TO MAKE THESE MEASUREMENTS. ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... TAR HEEL 4.0 1140 PM 1/20 SPOTTER (3" - 4") WHITE LAKE 4.0 200 PM 1/20 AMAT. RADIO WHITE OAK 3.0 251 PM 1/20 PUBLIC ELIZABETHTOWN 3SW 2.5 800 AM 1/21 COOP TOBERMORY 3NE 2.5 1150 AM 1/20 SPOTTER ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... CALABASH 1.0 246 PM 1/20 PUBLIC LELAND 0.7 900 PM 1/20 NWS EMPLOYEE (.23" LIQUID) LONGWOOD T 900 AM 1/21 COOP SHALLOTTE 5W T 600 PM 1/20 COOP SOUTHPORT T 245 PM 1/20 PUBLIC SUNSET BEACH 1.7WNW T 700 AM 1/21 COCORAHS ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... TABOR CITY 3.0 1216 PM 1/20 SKYWARN (2 MILES OFF 701) WHITEVILLE 7NW 3.0 900 AM 1/21 COOP WHITEVILLE 6N 2.0 1210 PM 1/20 COCORAHS LAKE WACCAMAW 1.3 1000 AM 1/22 STATE PARK ACME-DELCO 1.0 1000 AM 1/22 FIRE DEPARTMENT NAKINA 1.0 1000 AM 1/22 FIRE/RESCUE WHITEVILLE 5S 0.8 835 AM 1/21 COOP NAKINA 7S 0.5 1000 AM 1/22 SPOTTER ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 1.0 516 PM 1/20 NWS EMPLOYEE WILMINGTON 0.9 420 PM 1/20 NWS OFFICE (.20" LIQUID) WILMINGTON 7SE 0.8 710 AM 1/21 COOP (MONKEY JCT.) ...PENDER COUNTY... WILLARD 2N 2.0 320 PM 1/20 SPOTTER WATHA 1.8 840 PM 1/20 SPOTTER HAMPSTEAD 2NNW 1.7 1100 PM 1/20 NWS EMPLOYEE BURGAW 4E 1.5 830 AM 1/21 COOP WILLARD 1.5 250 PM 1/20 POST OFFICE ROCKY POINT 3N 1.2 425 PM 1/20 PUBLIC SURF CITY 1.1 742 AM 1/21 COOP CURRIE 1.0 240 PM 1/20 PUBLIC WILLARD 1.0 123 PM 1/20 STRICKLANDS GROCERY WILLARD 3W 1.0 1200 PM 1/20 PUBLIC (.5" - 1") WILLARD 1.0 115 PM 1/20 PUBLIC ...ROBESON COUNTY... MAXTON 4.0 1115 AM 1/20 MAXTON PD LUMBERTON 3E 3.6 900 PM 1/20 SPOTTER LUMBERTON 5SE 3.0 207 PM 1/20 SPOTTER ORRUM 1.9 815 AM 1/21 COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP) LUMBERTON 1.5 1209 PM 1/20 WMBF TV MET SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... DARLINGTON 0.7 714 AM 1/21 COOP ...DILLON COUNTY... DILLON 3.0 1202 PM 1/20 EM (COUNTYWIDE) HAMER 5SE 3.0 1130 AM 1/20 PUBLIC ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 1.0 830 AM 1/20 EM (.5" - 1") EFFINGHAM 0.5 900 AM 1/21 COOP ...HORRY COUNTY... LORIS 2.0 650 AM 1/21 COOP MYRTLE BEACH T 1214 PM 1/20 WMBF TV MYRTLE BEACH T 918 AM 1/20 CAROLINA FORECAST ICE PELLETS ...MARION COUNTY... MULLINS 1.5 715 AM 1/21 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... MCCOLL 2.0 1119 AM 1/20 MCCOLL PD BENNETTSVILLE 1N 1.1 600 AM 1/20 COOP ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... CADES 4W T 700 AM 1/20 COOP GREELEYVILLE 5N T 745 AM 1/20 COOP $$ HEDEN