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NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-232330-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
310 PM EDT THU JAN 23 2003

...LARGEST ONE DAY SNOWFALL IN OVER A DECADE ON THE OUTER BANKS...

TODAYS WINTER STORM DUMPED AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE OUTER 
BANKS.  DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE STORM, EXACT 
MEASUREMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. SOME UNSHELTERED AREAS HAD 
VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION, WHILE OTHER AREAS REPORTED OVER 12 INCHES 
OF SNOW. THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS. 
  
THIS IS THE MOST SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN ON THE OUTER BANKS SINCE THE 
DECEMBER STORM OF 1989 THAT DUMPED AN ALL TIME RECORD OF 13.3 INCHES 
AT CAPE HATTERAS.  THE 13.3 INCHES OF SNOW ACTUALLY FELL OVER A TWO 
DAY PERIOD, WITH 8.2 INCHES FALLING ON DECEMBER 23, AND ANOTHER 5.1 
INCHES ON DECEMBER 24TH.

SOME SELECTED UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TODAY AND RECORD 
AMOUNTS FOLLOW:


STATION       STORM TOTAL   HIGHEST ONE DAY        RECORD ONE DAY 
                 TODAY      JANUARY SNOWFALL         SNOWFALL

HATTERAS        12" (FRISCO) 3.5" ON 1/12/62         8.2" ON 12/23/89 
GREENVILLE      2-3"         6.0" ON 1/16/39        12.8" 0N 3/3/80 
NEW BERN        3-5"        12.5" ON 1/30/65        12.5" ON 1/30/65 
WASHINGTON       5"          6.0" ON 1/8/73         15.1" ON 3/3/80 
MAYSVILLE    3-4" (TRENTON)  5.5" ON 1/31/65        20.0" ON 3/3/80 
PLYMOUTH        2-4"         4.8" ON 1/8/73         10.5" ON 2/6/80 
KINSTON         2-3"         4.5" ON 1/18/65        10.5" ON 3/3/80 


FOLLOWING IS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM 
TODAY:

                         STORM    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
LOCATION                 TOTAL
NORTH CAROLINA

...BEAUFORT...
WASHINGTON                5.0    0252 PM 01/23                 

...CARTERET...
CEDAR ISLAND              9.0    0248 PM 01/23  DRIFTS TO 3
FEET.                  
BEAUFORT                  8.0    0249 PM 01/23                 
NEWPORT                   7.0    0250 PM 01/23                 
CAPE CARTERET             6.0    0249 PM 01/23                 
EMERALD ISLE              6.0    0249 PM 01/23                 
ATLANTIC BEACH            6.0    0249 PM 01/23                 

...CRAVEN...
NEW BERN                  5.0    0250 PM 01/23                 
HAVELOCK                  5.0    0251 PM 01/23                 

...DUPLIN...
KENANSVILLE               3.0    0249 PM 01/23                 

...GREENE...
SNOW HILL                 2.0    0250 PM 01/23                 

...JONES...
TRENTON                   3.0    0252 PM 01/23                 

...LENOIR...                    
KINSTON                   2.0    0252 PM 01/23

...MAINLAND HYDE...
SWANQUARTER               5.0    0250 PM 01/23                 

...MARTIN...
WILLIAMSTON               3.0    0253 PM 01/23                 

...ONSLOW...
JACKSONVILLE              4.0    0253 PM 01/23                 
CAMP LEJEUNE              2.0    0252 PM 01/23                 

...OUTER BANKS DARE...
FRISCO                   12.0    0252 PM 01/23  DRIFTS OF 3 TO
4               
BUXTON                   10.0    0253 PM 01/23  FEET ALONG
THE                
MANTEO                    9.0    1143 AM 01/23  OUTER
BANKS.               

...OUTER BANKS HYDE...
OCRACOKE                 10.0    0248 PM 01/23  DRIFTS OF 3 TO 4
FEET.                

...PAMLICO...
BAYBORO                   6.0    0251 PM 01/23                 

...TYRRELL...
COLUMBIA                  6.0    0253 PM 01/23                 

...WASHINGTON...
PLYMOUTH                  3.0    0254 PM 01/23 

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TK/JO