RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Another winter storm, known as a bomb cyclone, hit parts of Central North Carolina for the second consecutive weekend.
Several weather alerts were issued for the ABC11 viewing area, including a winter storm warning and extreme cold warning. Heavy snow fell across the Triangle and much of North Carolina.
The National Weather Service office in Raleigh warned that wind chills will drop early Monday to near zero Fahrenheit (-17 Celsius). "Snow and ice will linger, with refreezing tonight making travel hazardous," the office said Sunday on social media. "Use caution on roads and dress in warm layers."
In eastern North Carolina, James City recorded 18 inches of snow, while Swansboro recorded 17 inches, the weather service reported.
The bomb cyclone, known to meteorologists as an intense, rapidly strengthening weather system, contributed to nearly a foot of snow in and around Charlotte. The snowfall represented a top-five snow event all-time there, the NWS said.
Flight cancellations exceeded 2,800 in the U.S. on Saturday, with at least another 1,800 on Sunday, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking and data company. More than 800 of those Sunday cancellations were for flights departing from or arriving at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The storm caused an hours-long mess on Interstate 85 northeast of the city, after a crash left dozens of semitractors and other vehicles backed up into Saturday evening, according to the State Highway Patrol. More than 1,000 traffic collisions and two road deaths were reported, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said Sunday.
Last week's storm blanketed the area with ice and kept schools closed for most of the week. However, most schools had remote learning days. Business owners said they were hurt by the storm because they had to close early or couldn't open at all.
The Associated Press contributed
The winter storm warning has been lifted for all counties across our viewing area. However, the extreme cold warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. for feels-like temps below zero.
Here are the latest snowfall totals as of 3:10 a.m. on Feb. 1 from the National Weather Service:
2 WNW Glen Raven: 7.0 in
2 NNE Burlington: 6.5 in
Glen Raven: 6.0 in
NW Graham: 6.0 in
2 WNW Glen Raven: 5.5 in
4 SSW Mebane: 5.1 in
Wadesboro: 5.5 in
Siler City: 8.0 in
1 N Siler City: 6.0 in
Goldston: 5.0 in
3 WSW Carpenter: 2.8 in
1 SE Fayetteville: 3.5 in
1 SE Bonnie Doone: 3.4 in
Spring Lake: 2.0 in
Lexington: 16.0 in
5 NNW High Rock: 16.0 in
5 SW Lexington: 16.0 in
5 SSW Thomasville: 15.5 in
Denton: 14.0 in
2 S Thomasville: 13.8 in
1 NE Rougemont: 6.2 in
1 NE Rougemont: 4.5 in
3 N Durham: 4.0 in
6 WNW Gorman: 2.7 in
2 N Durham: 2.5 in
2 NNE Research Triangle: 2.0 in
1 NW Princeville: 10.0 in
1 NW Princeville: 10.0 in
2 ENE Rocky Mount: 7.0 in
4 S Winston-Salem: 11.0 in
1 N Winston-Salem: 10.0 in
3 S Clemmons: 9.0 in
4 ENE Stanleyville: 9.0 in
3 E Stanleyville: 9.0 in
3 E Walkertown: 8.5 in
2 NE Purnell: 4.5 in
3 NE Youngsville: 3.5 in
Oxford: 6.0 in
Stovall: 5.5 in
Oxford: 5.0 in
1 WNW Berea: 4.0 in
Creedmoor: 3.0 in
1 NW Butner: 3.0 in
North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported that Jan.31 between 12 a.m. and 6 p.m.:
The National Weather Service has released updated information on snowfall totals as of 10:30 p.m. from various parts of central North Carolina.
Totals are for the highest recorded amount in each city/municipality.
Glen Raven - 7 inches.
Burlington - 5.8 inches.
Graham - 5.5 inches
Mebane - 3.8 inches
Carpenter - 2.8 inches
Fearrington - 1.5 inches
Cumberland County
Fayetteville - 1 inch
Durham County
Rougemont - 4.5 inches
Durham - 4 inches
Gorman - 2.7 inches
East-Northeast Chapel Hill - 1.5 inches
Rocky Mount - 7 inches
Tarboro - 6 inches
Purnell - 3.5 inches
Youngsville - 3 inches
Halifax - 4.3 inches
Roanoke Rapids - 4 inches
Benson - 1 inch
Silver City - 3.5 inches
Raeford - 1.5 inches
Clayton - 4.5 inches
Emit - 4 inches
Kenly - 3.5 inches
Sanford - 5 inches
Southern Pines - 5 inches
Seven Lakes - 4.5 inches
Taylortown - 4 inches
Rocky Mount - 6 inches
Red Oak - 5 inches
Battleboro - 4 inches
Dortches - 2.3 inches
Southwest Rougemont - 4 inches
Efland - 3.5 inches
Hillsborough - 3.5 inches
Chapel Hill - 3.3 inches
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Wake Forest - 3 inches
Raleigh - 2.5 inches
Purnell - 2 inches
Wendell - 2 inches
Rolesville - 1.5 inches
Apex - 0.3 inches
Elroy - 7.5 inches
Seven Springs - 5.5 inches
Goldsboro - 5.5 inches
Mar-Mac - 4.5 inches
New Hope - 8.5 inches
Wilson - 5.5 inches
