According to data from the NC Climate Office, in the past 50 winters at RDU (December, January, February), there have only been 25 months with a total of 3" of snow or more. That's 17%....
3" in a month (much less a single storm), is a big deal for Raleigh.
Yes, we want all want the big one, but this is Raleigh... Gotta keep it in relative perspective.