Let it snow: Wintry weather blankets Outer Banks and surrounding areas

Published 6:08 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2025

By Staff Reports

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A rare weather event for the Outer Banks area occurred Tuesday night into Wednesday morning: snow! Any amount of snow is a rarity in this region, let alone in the amounts accumulated over the course of the weather event.

A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday morning, January 22, 2025. It is expected that dangerous road conditions will continue at least into Thursday morning. Temperatures will fail to rise above freezing Wednesday, preventing any meaningful improvement to road conditions. “Any modest melting that does occur will rapidly freeze overnight as temperatures fall as low as the upper 0s, especially west of Highway 17,” stated the advisory.

“Travel is discouraged. If you must travel, slow down and allow for plenty of space between yourself and other vehicles. Be especially mindful on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads,” the advisory continued. 

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CHNS ramps closed

As a safety precaution, Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced Wednesday morning it has temporarily closed all ORV ramps due to difficult beach driving conditions. The combination of snow and sand has resulted in numerous vehicles getting stuck on Hatteras and Ocracoke island beaches. The extraction of vehicles has been challenging.

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Courtesy Cape Hatteras National Seashore

No ferry service

The North Carolina Ferry Service posted the following announcement at 6:49 a.m. Jan. 22, 2025: “Good morning! Winter weather is causing service suspensions on all NC Ferry routes this morning. We’re hoping for improving conditions during the day today, and each route will resume service as soon as it is safe to do so.”

Schools

Dare County Schools announced Wednesday afternoon that all district schools would be closed Thursday, January 23, 2025 for students and staff with no remote instruction.

Currituck County Schools announced Wednesday afternoon that all district schools would be closed Thursday. All activities, events and programs have also been canceled.

Tyrrell County Schools has also announced the closure of all schools Thursday for students and staff with no remote instruction.

County offices

Dare County offices will remain closed Thursday, January 23, 2025. Trash collection for Thursday has been canceled and is expected to resume on a modified holiday schedule Friday, January 24.

How much snow?

The National Weather Service has posted snowfall amounts for select locations in Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Currituck counties. Below are reading locations, amount measured and the time the measurement was taken.

Dare County

Wright Brothers National Memorial, 9.0” at 6:20 a.m.

Rodanthe, 8.0” at 7 a.m.

Southern Shores, 7.0” at 7 a.m.

Duck, 6.5” at 8:35 a.m.

Manteo, 6” at 8 a.m.

Buxton, 5.8” at 9:25 a.m.

Manns Harbor, 5.8” at 8:21 a.m.

Southern Shores, 4.0” at 9 a.m.

Hyde County

Ocracoke Village, 8.3” at 6:50 a.m.

Tyrrell County

Columbia, 6.5” at 7 a.m.

Gum Neck (COOP), 3.5” at 6 a.m.

Currituck County

Grandy, 7.5”at 6 a.m.

Knotts Island, 7.5” at 8 a.m.

Point Harbor, 7.3” at 8:40 a.m.

Mamie, 6.5” at 5:40 a.m.

Currituck, 6.3” at 7:20 a.m.

Point Harbor, 6.0” at 8:30 a.m.

Aydlett, 5.5” at 5:26 a.m.

Moyock, 5.0” at 8 a.m.

Corolla, 4.0” at 5:50 a.m.

Moyock, 4.0” at 9 a.m.

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