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.
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Lion? Check. Lamb comes later
Most of the Triangle's heavy snowfall had ended by daybreak, but flurries remained and roads were slick.
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Snow day brought play, but driving difficulties, too
A snowstorm that lasted 12 hours in some locations dumped upward of 6 inches of the white stuff across North Carolina Tuesday.
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Flurries fly, temperatures drop
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.
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Snow Is 'A Beautiful Valentine's Gift'
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.
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Snow is 'A Beautiful Valentine's Gift'
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.
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Snow Puts on a Show in Johnston County
DOT crews in Johnston County are monitoring major roadways for ice overnight.
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Winter Weather - Jan. 17
Snow dusted the Triangle area, as WRAL meteorologists predicted a wintry mix to cross North Carolina early Thursday morning.
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Snow Fell Briefly in Raleigh
Big flakes fell in Raleigh starting about 4 a.m., but they changed over to rain about 45 minutes later.
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First Snow of 2008
WRAL.com visitors sent in their photos of the first snowfall of 2008.
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No Major Problems Reported After Snowy Day Across N.C.
There were no weather-related road problems Friday, a day after a wintry mix hit parts of North Carolina.
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Snow Day Provides Fun For All Ages
WRAL.com reporter Brian Shrader narrates a snowy photo essay created from many of the pictures submitted by visitors to the Web site.
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Snow Day! 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.
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Your Feb. 1 Snow Photos
We asked for them. You sent them. More than 1,700 viewer-submitted photos in all.
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Storm Tests Raleigh Roads Plan
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.
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Winter Weather Creates Slick Roads
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.
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Snow Hits the Triangle
Wintry weather hits and one of our photographers was out to capture it all.
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Slideshow: Jan. 19, 2005 Snowfall In Raleigh
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.
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A look back at Raleigh's record-breaking snowfall
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.



































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