Triangle snowstorms through the years

The Triangle has seen plenty of snow through the years, from icy flurries that created nightmarish gridlock in 2005 to the heaviest snowfall ever in the region in 2000.

Here's a look at some storms over the past decade, in WRAL.com stories and videos and in images sent in by our visitors.

  1. Slushy, icy N.C. roads lead to wrecks

    State troopers said they received reports of a high number of wrecks before the sun melted away the slush Saturday.

    1. February 14
  2. Blog: Snow blankets N.C.

    Get updates about the winter storm crossing North Carolina. Read viewers' thoughts about the snow, get behind-the-scenes details about WRAL's snow coverage.

    1. February 13
  3. Winter storm, Jan. 29-30, 2010

    Stories, video and thousands of your photos from the storm that blanketed the Triangle during the last weekend of January 2010.

    1. February 5
  4. Snow threat gives students an afternoon at home: Dec. 18, 2009

    Thousands of students were headed home and road crews were headed to work Friday ahead of a winter storm system that is already bringing snow to central North Carolina.

    1. December 18, 2009
  5. Winter storm, Dec. 18-19, 2009

    A winter storm brought varying conditions across North Carolina Dec. 18-19, 2009.

    1. December 18, 2009
  6. Your photos: Winter weather, Dec. 18-19

    Your winter weather photos from Friday, December 18-19, 2009.

    1. December 22, 2009
  7. Snow day: March 2, 2009

    Most of the Triangle's heavy snowfall had ended by daybreak, but flurries remained and roads were slick.

    1. March 9, 2009
  8. Snow day: Jan. 20, 2009

    A snowstorm that lasted 12 hours in some locations dumped upward of 6 inches of the white stuff across North Carolina Tuesday.

    1. March 9, 2009
  9. Your snow photos: Nov. 21, 2008

    1. November 22, 2008
  10. Snow day photos: Nov. 21, 2008

    1. November 21, 2008
  11. Snow day: Nov. 18, 2008

    Heavy snow showers were reported in downtown Durham, in Cary and in Raleigh Tuesday afternoon. An upper-level area of low pressure moving out of the area was "squeezing out some snow flurries," WRAL meteorologist Nate Johnson said.

    1. November 19, 2008
  12. Snow day: Valentine's Day snow 2008

    Areas north and west of Raleigh were blanketed with snow overnight. The Triangle experienced a mostly wet, cold morning. Multiple closings and delays were reported.

    1. February 14, 2008
  13. Snow day photos: Valentine's Day Snow 2008

    1. February 14, 2008
  14. Snow day video: Jan. 25, 2008

    The Triangle had its biggest snow storm in history in 2000. Snow began falling just before midnight on Jan. 24 and ended the next afternoon. When it was over, 20 inches had fallen.

    1. January 19, 2009
  15. Snow day photos: Jan. 25, 2008

    1. January 25, 2008
  16. Snow day video: Valentine's Day snow 2008

    Areas north and west of the Triangle were blanketed with snow overnight. As much as 3 inches were reported in Person County. The Triangle experienced a mostly wet, cold morning.

    1. February 14, 2008
  17. Snow day video: Jan. 20, 2008

    DOT crews in Johnston County are monitoring major roadways for ice overnight.

    1. January 20, 2008
  18. Snow day photos: Jan. 17, 2008

    Snow dusted the Triangle area, as WRAL meteorologists predicted a wintry mix to cross North Carolina early Thursday morning.

    1. January 19, 2008
  19. Snow day video: Jan. 17, 2008

    Big flakes fell in Raleigh starting about 4 a.m., but they changed over to rain about 45 minutes later.

    1. January 17, 2008
  20. Snow day photos: Jan. 2, 2008

    WRAL.com visitors sent in their photos of the first snowfall of 2008.

    1. January 2, 2008
  21. Snow day: Feb. 1, 2007

    There were no weather-related road problems Friday, a day after a wintry mix hit parts of North Carolina.

    1. February 2, 2007
  22. Snow photo video essay: Feb. 1, 2007

    WRAL.com reporter Brian Shrader narrates a snowy photo essay created from many of the pictures submitted by visitors to the Web site.

    1. February 2, 2007
  23. Snow day photos: Feb. 1, 2007

    WRAL.com's photographer Nathan Clendenin heads out into the snow and ice to see how the triangle reacts to another round of snow.

    1. February 1, 2007
  24. Your snow day photos: Feb. 1, 2007

    We asked for them. You sent them. More than 1,700 viewer-submitted photos in all.

    1. February 5, 2007
  25. Snow day: Jan. 18, 2007

    A snow-emergency plan adopted two years ago after a surprise storm paralyzed Raleigh for hours got its first test Thursday, and officials said it passed.

    1. January 18, 2007
  26. Snow day video: Jan. 18, 2007

    Highway Patrol troopers responded to more than 325 calls between midnight and noon Thursday after a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell on central North Carolina.

    1. January 18, 2007
  27. Snow day photos: Jan. 18, 2007

    Wintry weather hits and one of our photographers was out to capture it all.

    1. January 18, 2007
  28. Snow day: Jan. 19, 2005

    1. January 18, 2007
  29. Snow day photos: Jan. 21, 2005

    1. February 1, 2007
  30. Snow day photos: Jan. 19, 2005

    A less-than-one-inch snowfall paralyzed the city of Raleigh, stranding kids in schools overnight and leading to commutes of more than 12 hours.

    1. January 19, 2005
  31. Snow day: Jan. 26, 2004

    1. January 26, 2004
  32. Snow day: Jan. 9, 2004

    1. January 9, 2004
  33. Snow day: Jan. 8, 2001

    1. January 8, 2001
  34. Snow day: Dec. 1, 2001

    1. December 1, 2000
  35. Snow day: Jan. 23, 2000

    1. January 19, 2009
  36. Snow day: Feb. 23, 1999

    1. February 23, 1999
  37. Snow day: Jan. 18, 1998

    1. January 18, 1998

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