January 30th- Feb 1st ULL and coastal storm obs

[WinstonSalemArlington]

At 9:18 AM EST, 1 S New Bern [Craven Co, NC] Public reports Snow of 15.00 Inch. 15 inches of snow, not a snow drift. Drifts are much higher. 

[yotaman]

1 minute ago, andyhb said:

Those totals seem a bit low to me given New Bern was in the double digits last night. Have these been updated? There’s 15-20” reports coming from the areas near and south of Jacksonville.

That was at 7 am according to channel 12. Areas around New Bern could have easily gotten more. I am pretty sure I did. But no way to accurately measure it.

[WinstonSalemArlington]

[TriadDeac]

Ended up with right at a foot in my area of High Point. 
Amazing storm and so fun to track.
As always, thanks to all of those that know a lot more about forecasting and keeping the rest of us informed. 

 

 

[Aleksey]

Well looks like this was a score and monster and big hit for almost everyone! We set new records in GA, SC, and a lot of NC! This was a forum wide storm with so many winners and some very high totals! Congrats everyone and hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did and then some! What a long week of tracking! I need a break after the last 3 weeks. January has been brutally cold and absolutely wild and wintry all over! February looks to start calm and mild and by mid February looks like there could easily be another threat or two until the end of the month. But right now, I need to take a break from models and just breathe lol I’m sure yall do too! It’s been a great one and I enjoyed tracking with all of y’all and hope you had just as much fun! Go enjoy the snow, new records, and time with the family! Remember, the little moments are what makes life worth living every single day and don’t take it for granted! God bless to everyone in here and until next time, goodbye!


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[yotaman]

4 minutes ago, andyhb said:

Those totals seem a bit low to me given New Bern was in the double digits last night. Have these been updated? There’s 15-20” reports coming from the areas near and south of Jacksonville.

Are they actually trained spotters or just public?

[andyhb]

1 minute ago, yotaman said:

That was at 7 am according to channel 12. Areas around New Bern could have easily gotten more. I am pretty sure I did. But no way to accurately measure it.

MHX office just reported 15” snow depth. With all of the blowing/compaction/etc, that’s probably pushing 18” in total snowfall.

[WinstonSalemArlington]

Charlotte to Greensboro

[franklin NCwx]

2 hours ago, jlewis1111 said:

so which model or models handled this storm correct?

Euro and rgem

[yotaman]

1 minute ago, andyhb said:

MHX office just reported 15” snow depth. With all of the blowing/compaction/etc, that’s probably pushing 18” in total snowfall.

As light and powdery this snow is I don't believe there has been any compaction. 15" I believe cause it was still snowing hard down there at 7 am.

[WinstonSalemArlington]

[yotaman]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

162 
NOUS42 KILM 011137
PNSILM
NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-012337-

Public Information Statement
Spotter Reports
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
637 AM EST Sun Feb 01 2026

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 6
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to highway departments, cooperative observers, Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary also is available
on our home page at weather.gov/ilm

***********STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL (AT LEAST 2 INCH)***********

LOCATION                TOTAL      TIME/DATE  COMMENTS               
                     SNOWFALL       MEASURED
                     (inches)               

NORTH CAROLINA

...Bladen County...
  White Lake              6.0   542 AM  2/01  Public                 
  5 E Tar Heel            5.0   428 AM  2/01  White Oak              

...Brunswick County...
  Ocean Isle Beach       15.0   540 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Longwood               14.0   515 AM  2/01  Public                 
  1 NW Ocean Isle Beac   12.0   443 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Calabash                8.5  1241 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Southport               8.0   544 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Bolivia                 6.0   115 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Leland                  5.0   521 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Columbus County...
  Cerro Gordo            14.0   557 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Tabor City             14.0   522 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Whiteville             11.0   200 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Clarendon               8.5  1248 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Evergreen               7.0  1241 AM  2/01  Public                 
  5 W Lake Waccamaw       6.5  1239 AM  2/01  Hallsboro              
  2 NW Whiteville         6.0  1239 AM  2/01  Public                 

...New Hanover County...
  1 ESE Wrightsboro       3.4   100 AM  2/01  NWS Wilmington         

...Pender County...
  2 NNW Hampstead        12.0   430 AM  2/01  Castle Bay             
  Hampstead              11.0   330 AM  2/01  Public                 
  2 NNW Topsail Beach     9.5   118 AM  2/01  NWS Employee           

...Robeson County...
  Lumberton              12.0   550 AM  2/01  Public                 
  4 SE Lumberton         10.5   202 AM  2/01  Public                 
  7 NE Orrum              9.0   121 AM  2/01  Burnt Islands community
  Fairmont                9.0   212 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Orrum                   8.0   123 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Pembroke                7.5   215 AM  2/01  Public                 

SOUTH CAROLINA

...Darlington County...
  North Hartsville        7.0   149 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Dillon County...
  Lake View              12.0   555 AM  2/01  Public                 
  3 SW Little Rock        7.0   115 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Dillon                  7.0   201 AM  2/01  Public                 
  2 SSW South Of The B    5.0   113 AM  2/01  Hamer community        

...Florence County...
  2 W Florence            8.0   256 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Florence                6.0   606 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Georgetown County...
  Murrells Inlet          5.5   300 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Horry County...
  North Myrtle Beach      8.0   548 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Loris                   7.0   320 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Little River            5.5   208 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Conway                  5.0  1253 AM  2/01  Public                 
  Galivants Ferry         5.0   131 AM  2/01  Public                 
  3 SW Myrtle Beach       5.0   209 AM  2/01  Market Common          
  Surfside Beach          2.5   118 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Marlboro County...
  Wallace                 6.0   109 AM  2/01  Public                 
  1 SSE Brownsville       4.0  1258 AM  2/01  Public                 

...Williamsburg County...
  Greeleyville            3.0   138 AM  2/01  Public                 
  10 E Trio               3.0   232 AM  2/01  Warsaw community       

&&

Can you post this info for the Craven, Carteret, Pamlico region?

[UnionCountyNCWX]

9 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said:

Euro and rgem

For some areas sure. nam did the best in Raleigh and the dryslot aread. Euro wasnt showing the dryslot after it was already happening. 

[Upstate Tiger]

1 hour ago, Ravens94 said:

So the euro performed the worse out of all models. Showed 3-5 inches here ended up with 14.75. 

The NAM found the band first here so its the winner

Overall for the entire forum, the CMC and GFS seemed to remain the most consistent and verify the best.  If I have time, I will try and go back and compare the globals from Monday to Friday. 

[eyewall]

A friend of mine in Peletier, NC measured 20 inches. 

[WXNewton]

The 4 p.m. RAP run from Friday did pretty well with totals back in the central and western parts of the state. Nailed the heavier area from CLT towards Greensboro.

[NCBlizzard]

25 minutes ago, yotaman said:

Can you post this info for the Craven, Carteret, Pamlico region?

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=MHX&product=PNS&format=ci&version=1&glossary=1

[MHCWEATHER]

15 minutes ago, eyewall said:

A friend of mine in Peletier, NC measured 20 inches. 

Eyewall, where can we find qpf amount from the storm?  I’m not buying my RadarScope app. 
 

im a 12min south of your buddy and 20” is very achievable from this storm. That is, if you can find a non wind blown spot to measure. This was the best I could do in EI, fwiw

[MHCWEATHER]

44 minutes ago, andyhb said:

MHX office just reported 15” snow depth. With all of the blowing/compaction/etc, that’s probably pushing 18” in total snowfall.

100% and during one of the strongest bands (of many, ~2”/hr) it was probably 75% sleet. Actually, I bet my ratio was closer to 10:1 in Emerald Isle

[yotaman]

25 minutes ago, NCBlizzard said:

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=MHX&product=PNS&format=ci&version=1&glossary=1

Thank you. I am in James City so 18" I believe.

[NorthHillsWx]

Only 28 degrees here but full sun is vaporizing the snow 

[PeeDeeWx]

 

[NCBlizzard]

Ended the event with about 10.5" here in Belmont NC. Whopper of a storm. I'm glad to see Triangle folks were able to rake some in as well!

[Met1985]

1 hour ago, UnionCountyNCWX said:

For some areas sure. nam did the best in Raleigh and the dryslot aread. Euro wasnt showing the dryslot after it was already happening. 

Euro did the best for the mountains but still underperformed on totals though. 

[WeatherExperiment]

I didn't measure my total here in the Crowders area of Gaston County. But just eyeballing the flat stool I have out in the open in my driveway, I'd say there was about 7-8 inches on it. Given there was probably some compression, I'd say one of the final total graphics I saw that said Gastonia got 11 inches is also probably accurate for my area south of the center city as well, give or take an inch. It's beautiful, though. So happy to see the board win all around for the most part.

[CamelCityWx]

[marsman]

I'm not sure if i'm looking at the snow cutoff, the fall line, or both. 

[frazdaddy]

2 minutes ago, marsman said:

I'm not sure if i'm looking at the snow cutoff, the fall line, or both. 

A lot of weather seems to follow that fall line.

[donsutherland1]

1 hour ago, yotaman said:

Can you post this info for the Craven, Carteret, Pamlico region?

There was no recent data. I will check when I get home in about an hour.