Snowfall totals range from a few inches to nearly 2 feet across North Carolina

Snowfall totals varied widely across North Carolina after the winter storm, ranging from a few inches in the Triangle to more than a foot in parts of the coast, areas of the Piedmont and western counties.

While Raleigh and other parts of the Triangle saw lower snowfall totals — with many areas not seeing snow until late Saturday evening — other parts of the state saw snowfall begin earlier in the day, leading to heavier accumulation, including along the coast and in major cities such as Greensboro and Charlotte.

Raleigh was left out for much of Saturday as it was caught in the middle of two winter systems and waiting for the collision that finally brought snow later in the day.

Snow totals at times varied significantly within the same county. In Mecklenburg County, for example, reported totals ranged from about 6 to 12 inches.

Here’s a look at snowfall totals as of Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Triangle snowfall totals

• Raleigh: 2 to 3 inches
• Durham: 3 to 4 inches
• Chapel Hill: 3 to 4 inches

Major cities

Here’s a look at snow totals in other cities across North Carolina as of Sunday morning:

• Greensboro: 10 to 12 inches. Piedmont Triad International Airport reported 10.4 inches as of 5 a.m. Sunday.
• Charlotte: Snow totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches across the metro area. Charlotte Douglas International Airport reported 11 inches.
• Asheville: 5 to 8 inches

Hardest-hit areas

The coast was among the hardest-hit regions, with snowfall beginning in many areas before midday and continuing through the afternoon and into the night.

Some notable totals include:

• Grandy, an unincorporated community in Currituck County, reported 10 inches.
• Minnesott Beach in Pamlico County reported 12 inches, and areas just west of Topsail Island also reported about 12 inches.
• Longwood in Brunswick County reported nearly 18 inches.

Parts of western North Carolina also saw heavy snowfall, with Sylva reporting areas with 10 to 11 inches.

Wolf Laurel, a mountain resort community in Madison and Yancey counties near the Tennessee border, reported 22.5 inches Sunday morning.

Lexington reported about 11 inches near downtown and up to 16 inches off Raeford Avenue in the city’s southwest area.

This story was originally published February 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM.

Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi

The News & Observer

Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi is a politics reporter for the News & Observer. She reports on health care, including mental health and Medicaid expansion, hurricane recovery efforts and lobbying. Luciana previously worked as a Roy W. Howard Fellow at Searchlight New Mexico, an investigative news organization.