Heading to SE Virginia? ‘Bomb cyclone’ may bring snow flurries to NE NC
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- Bomb cyclone likely to form off northern Outer Banks and Delmarva this weekend.
- Moisture may produce trace to dusting of snow on elevated surfaces near Virginia border.
- Triangle expects no accumulation but strong 30–45 mph winds Sunday evening into Monday.
If, after two winter storms in the Triangle, you still miss the feeling of walking in a winter wonderland, you may be in luck this weekend, especially if you have plans close to the Virginia border.
Well, maybe not “wonderland.” And probably not in the Triangle.
In its Saturday morning hazardous weather outlook, the National Weather Service warned of a possible “trace to a dusting of snow on elevated surfaces” on Sunday evening. The alert applies to several North Carolina counties in the northeast and close to the Virginia border.
Because the ground is warm and temperatures too high, the NWS doesn’t forecast more than a half an inch of snow to accumulate — if any of it sticks.
You’re in better luck for snow if you’re heading to the mountains, as the NWS forecasts an inch or two of snow to accumulate in northwest North Carolina, including Boone, on Sunday.
As for the Triangle, the NWS doesn’t anticipate any snow accumulation. Just strong winds blowing between 30 and 45 mph on Sunday evening and Monday afternoon. Hold onto your trash cans.
Wait, snow? Again?
A bomb cyclone is likely to form off the coast of the northern Outer Banks, southeast Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula this weekend, NWS Raleigh meteorologist Gail Hartfield said. It has the potential to quickly deepen and strengthen on Sunday.
The moisture from that cyclone could turn into quick snow flurries in northeastern North Carolina on Sunday evening, Hartfield said. Temperatures in central and northeast North Carolina are expected to be in the high 30s and low 40s Sunday night and dip Monday morning into the low 30s and high 20s .
Meanwhile, out west in the mountains, a strong cold front will bring snow showers as early as Sunday morning, the NWS forecasts. Locations above 3,500 feet may see snow accumulation as high as 3 to 6 inches.
Temperatures in the mountains won’t top 32 degrees on Sunday, according to NWS, falling into the low 30s and high 20s on Sunday night and as low as the teens Monday morning.
Any flurries are unlikely to reach the Triangle, Hartfield said.
This story was originally published February 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM with the headline "Heading to SE Virginia? ‘Bomb cyclone’ may bring snow flurries to NE NC."
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