|
January 25, 2013 –
Light Snow/Ice Event
Event Overview –
A fast moving frontal system
coupled with strong cold high pressure anchored over northern New England
combined to bring a quick shot of wintry precipitation to Eastern North
Carolina during the late afternoon and evening hours of Friday, January 25,
2013. Surface temperatures across the region remained in the upper 20s to
lower 30s through most of the day. As moisture increased ahead of a cold
front and a weak surface wave of low pressure moved just south of the
region (Fig. 1), precipitation moved into Eastern North Carolina and fell
into the shallow cold air mass, producing sleet, snow, and freezing rain from
late afternoon into the evening hours. Light accumulations of up to one
half inch of snow and up to one tenth of an inch of ice (Fig. 2) occurred
over the central and northern portions of the Newport/Morehead City CWA
with some sleet reported as far south as Richlands
and the Newport Area. Figure 3 illustrates the liquid equivalent of the
event with nearly four-tenths of an inch of precipitation across northern
portions to around two-tenths of an inch across southern areas. Severe
icing on the Neuse River bridge at New Bern caused as many as 20 traffic
accidents prompting the closing of the bridge during the evening.
Figure 1: A wave of low
pressure developed on a fast moving cold front along the Outer Banks as of
7 PM EST January 25, 2013. Cold air was supplied by high pressure over
Ontario nosing south over the eastern U.S., resulting in light wintry
weather across Eastern North Carolina.
Figure 2:
Snow and Ice Accumulation across Eastern North Carolina.
Figure3:
Liquid equivalent of wintry precipitation across Eastern North Carolina.
Figure 4: A summary Public Information
Statement issued at 955 EST on January 25, highlighting the light snow and
ice accumulations across the region.
Click here to view a summary of the Local Storm Reports.
|
