A strong storm system tracked across northern Florida and then northeastward off the Georgia and South Carolina coast. Precipitation initially fell in the form of rain, but quickly changed over to snow in the late afternoon and evening hours as winds shifted to the north and allowed colder air to wrap back into the region.
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The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
A strong storm system tracked across northern Florida and then northeastward off the Georgia and South Carolina coast. Precipitation initially fell in the form of rain, but quickly changed over to snow in the late afternoon and evening hours as winds shifted to the north and allowed colder air to wrap back into the region. Heavy snow accumulated across much of southeast Georgia.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 4:15 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
415 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...
.SYNOPSIS...
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO THIS MORNING TO A POSITION WELL OFF THE CAROLINAS COAST BY
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
BEFORE A COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH ON MONDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
POTENT SFC LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE ERN GOMEX IS CROSSING THE FL
PENINSULA ATTM WHILE ITS TRAILING BUT AMPLIFYING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS USHERING IT ALONG ITS WAY. HAVE ALSO SEEN TROUGH AXES AT
850MB AND 700MB STACKED IN BETWEEN SHIFT OFF TO THE E...BUT THESE
LEVELS ARE HELPING SHIFT SFC WINDS FROM NE TO NW. THE TIMING OF
THIS WIND SHIFT IS KEY TO DETERMINING THE TIME OF THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. HAVE SEEN ONE UPSTREAM OB
AFTER ANOTHER INDICATE THE PRECIP CHANGEOVER WHILE THE TEMPS DROP
FASTER THAN THE SUB-FREEZING DEWPOINTS HAVE RISEN. HAVE ALSO SEEN
VSBYS DROP TO 1-3 SM WITH THE P-TYPE CHANGE. HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE
THAT THE PRECIP WILL OCCUR /HAVE POPS UP TO 100 PERCENT/ AND THAT
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER THE SNOW. HAVE MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON
THE TIMING OF THE PRECIP CHANGEOVER...WHICH PER RUC AND WRF PROGS
LOOKS TO BE THROUGH 22Z. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE DROPS OFF WITH
RESPECT TO PRECIP AMOUNTS DUE TO MESOSCALE FACTORS THAT COULD PLAY
A LARGE PART IN ENHANCING SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY FOR THE
CHARLESTON TRI-COUNTY REGION.
WRF AND GFS HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW 850MB AND 700MB FRONTOGENESIS
BANDS OVER NRN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY PIVOTING OVER THE NRN
TIER OF COUNTIES BETWEEN 00Z-06Z TONIGHT. ADDING IN THAT PWATS ARE
BETWEEN 0.75-1.00 INCHES...QUITE HIGH FOR A WINTER EVENT...AND
THAT THE SREF SHOWS NEARLY 70 PERCENT CHC OF 0.5SM VSBY WITH 50
PERCENT CHC OF 1 INCH/HR INTENSITIES...IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT
ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE NRN 1/3 OF THE CHS COVERAGE AREA COULD SEE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THE 6 INCHES BEING ADVERTISED.
THAT BEING SAID...TRYING TO PIN DOWN THESE LOCATIONS IS HIGHLY
PROBLEMATIC. WILL LOOK FOR THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN AREAS FURTHEST
AWAY FROM THE COAST...WHICH IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAINLY BACKSIDE
ENHANCEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AS IT DEEPENS ONCE IT EJECTS INTO THE
ATLC AND WHERE THE COLDEST AIR WILL INTERACT WITH THIS SYSTEM.
HAVE THEN TRENDED PRECIP AMOUNTS DOWN GOING E AND S THROUGH OUR
AREA.
TEMPS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...REACHING THE FREEZING MARK BY SUNSET AND THEN
INTO THE 26-29 DEGREE RANGE AWAY FROM THE COAST FOR LOWS.
LAKE WINDS...HAVE KEPT LAKE WIND ADVY GOING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
THINKING FOR THE REASONING. FAVORABLE MIXING WITH THE COLD
ADVECTION REGIME AND GEOSTROPHIC WINDS AS HIGH AS 50 KT...WILL
LOOK FOR NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 25 KT ACROSS THE
LAKE THIS EVENING...THEN BACK AROUND TO THE NW THROUGH THE
NIGHT...BEFORE DROPPING BELOW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
RAPIDLY DEEPENING OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT THE REGION EARLY
SATURDAY. SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COULD PERSIST TO SUPPORT
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CHARLESTON
TRI-COUNTY REGION. OTHERWISE...CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE WITH
TIME...AND SUNSHINE SHOULD HELP TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 40S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS SCENARIO SHOULD SUPPORT
PLENTY OF MELTING OF SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT.
WHERE SNOW PERSISTS/CONTINUES TO MELT TOWARD SUNSET...WET ROADS
COULD REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND FREEZING
SATURDAY EVENING.
SUNDAY...REMAINING SNOW COVER...IF ANY...WILL QUICKLY MELT SUNDAY AS
SUNSHINE PUSHES TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 50F. MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL
THICKEN WITH TIME AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...AND
SKIES COULD TURN OUT PARTLY/MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE END OF THE DAY.
SUNDAY NIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
TEMPERATURES MAY RISE AS CLOUDS THICKEN AND WARM ADVECTION
INTENSIFIES IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT.
TIMING OF WARM CONVEYOR BELT PRECIPITATION REMAINS UNCERTAIN...WITH
THE GFS FASTER WITH HIGHER POPS. FOR NOW...LIMITED POPS TO SLIGHT
CHANCE INLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY...12Z GUIDANCE DEPICTS A FAIRLY VIGOROUS/MOIST WARM CONVEYOR
BELT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND MOST/ALL LOCATIONS WILL PROBABLY
RECEIVE MEASURABLE RAINFALL. HOWEVER...MODEL SOUNDINGS DEPICT
SUFFICIENT/PERSISTENT DRY AIR TO LIMIT POPS TO CHANCE WITHIN THE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON PACKAGE. DUE TO LOW WET BULB TEMPERATURES...IF
PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY...RAIN COULD
BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET. HOWEVER...MOST/ALL PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
IN LIQUID FORM.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
IN THE WAKE OF COLD FROPA...SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE
PROVIDING PRECIPITATION-FREE CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THROUGH LATE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TO QUICKLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE
AREA. INITIATED KSAV WITH LIGHT RAIN WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
NORTH TOWARD KCHS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS
THIS EVENING AND COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES PLACE...EXPECT RAIN TO
BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY SWITCHING OVER TO
ALL SNOW BY 04Z. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER
VISIBILITIES TO IFR OR LOWER LEVELS...ESPECIALLY FOR KCHS. EXACT TIMING
OF THIS REMAINS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE...THUS EXPECT AMENDMENTS ONCE
TRENDS ARE BETTER ESTABLISHED THIS EVENING. MODELS SHOW SNOW ENDING AT
KSAV PRIOR TO KCHS AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA...BUT MVFR
CEILINGS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THE LATER MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY. WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS
THE LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA...RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT KCHS WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT APPEARS
TIGHTER. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW 30 TO 35 KNOT WINDS AROUND 2000 FEET
OVERNIGHT...BUT SUBSIDING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THUS HAVE GUSTS
DIMINISHING AT BOTH SITES BY 15Z/16Z.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...VFR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. OCCASIONAL MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN MONDAY. VFR MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MIDWEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
THE POTENT SFC LOW OVER THE ERN GOMEX WILL CROSS OVER THE FL
PENINSULA THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY EJECTING INTO THE ATLC TONIGHT
WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY. THE STORM WILL
CERTAINLY DEVELOP INTO A GALE CENTER...AND POSSIBLY INTO A STORM
FORCE WIND CENTER AS IT REACHES THE W WALL OF THE GULF STREAM.
MODEL PROJECTIONS HAVE IT DROPPING AS LOW AS 976MB. THIS WOULD BE
THE EQUIVALENT OF A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION IN WAKE OF THE LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR EXCELLENT MIXING OF THE GEOSTROPHIC
WINDS WHICH AT A MINIMUM ARE AT LEAST 50 KT. THE GREATEST
INSTABILITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS AMZ350 AND AMZ374 WHERE THE WATER
TEMPS ARE AT THEIR WARMEST ACROSS OUR COASTAL WATERS. CONFIDENCE
IS QUITE HIGH THAT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...IF NOT SUSTAINED
WINDS TO GALE FORCE...WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER NRN AND ERN
PORTIONS OF THE CHS MARINE AREA. MUCH OF AMZ374 SHOULD EXPERIENCE
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. IN THE NEARSHORE SC WATERS...THE FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL BE FELT MAINLY BEYOND 15NM WITHIN THOSE
WATERS. THEREFORE...HAVE KEPT THE GALE WARNINGS GOING AS THEY ARE
CURRENTLY DELINEATED.
SEAS WILL CLIMB QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS WINDS INCREASE RAPIDLY WITH
THE INTENSIFYING LOW. LOOK FOR SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 OR 9 FT NEAR 60
NM OFF THE SE GA COAST AND EVEN UP TO 5 OR 6 FT NEAR 20 NM OFF THE
SOUTHERN SC AND SE GA WATERS. WAVES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL EVEN
BUILD TO AROUND 2 OR 3 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE HARBOR ENTRANCE.
AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM THE WATERS WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
SEAS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
SEAS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEYOND 20 NM. AFTER A PERIOD
OF WINDS/SEAS BELOW SCA THRESHOLDS ACROSS THE WATERS SUNDAY...SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS/ALL OF THE
WATERS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST WITHIN
THE COLD ADVECTION REGIME AFTER FROPA MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS/SEAS
SHOULD THEN IMPROVE THROUGH MIDWEEK AS UPSTREAM HIGH PRESSURE
EXPANDS OVER THE WATERS.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR GAZ087-088-
099>101-114>116-118-137-138.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR GAZ117-119-
139>141.
SC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ040-
042>045-047>051.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ045.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR AMZ350-352-374.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR AMZ330-354.
&&
JPC/SPRHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-SCZ040-042>044-047>051-131000- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION USING STANDARD REPORTING METHODS. GAZ117-119-139>141-131000- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- COASTAL MCINTOSH- 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION USING STANDARD REPORTING METHODS. SCZ045-131000- BERKELEY- 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION USING STANDARD REPORTING METHODS. AMZ350-352-374-131000- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AMZ330-354-131000- CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- 1151 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
320 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM SLEET STATESBORO 32.45N 81.78W
02/12/2010 E0.00 INCH BULLOCH GA PUBLIC
SLEET MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN IN STATESBORO.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0343 PM SNOW 3 E BONNEAU 33.31N 79.91W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH BERKELEY SC PUBLIC
RAIN CHANGED TO MODERATE SNOW EAST OF BONNEAU. NO
ACCUMULATIONS.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
356 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM SNOW MONCKS CORNER 33.20N 80.01W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH BERKELEY SC TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW. NO ACCUMULATIONS.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
405 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM SNOW MONCKS CORNER 33.20N 80.01W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH BERKELEY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
BERKELEY COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTS RAIN HAS CHANGED TO
ALL SNOW AND ITS SNOWING MODERATELY. NO ACCUMULATIONS SO
FAR.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
420 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM SNOW MARTIN 33.07N 81.48W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH ALLENDALE SC TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN CHANGED TO MODERATE SNOW BEGINNING AT AROUND 345 PM
WITH NO ACCUMULATION THUS FAR.
&&
RJBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
426 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 PM SNOW DORCHESTER 33.14N 80.39W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH DORCHESTER SC TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. NO ACCUMULATION.
&&
RJBThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
13 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The Screven County Emergency Manager reported 2.0 inches of snow in Sylvania, Georgia. Numerous power outages were reported across the city as well.
Law Enforcement reported 3.0 inches of snow accumulation at the Jenkins county warning point in Millen, Georgia. Roads throughout the county were described as extremely dangerous.
Law Enforcement reported 3.0 inches of snow accumulation at the Screven county warning point in Sylvania, Georgia. Roads throughout the county were reported to be extremely dangerous with numerous traffic accidents.
The Public estimated 2.0 inches of snow accumulation in Newington, Georgia. Highway 24 was reported to be snow covered and very slippery. Visibilities were reported to be reduced to a tenth of a mile in heavy snow.
The Broadcast Media relayed a public report of 1.0 to 2.0 inches of snow accumulation and slick roadways in Statesboro, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported 1.9 inches of snow accumulation 3 miles southwest of Statesboro, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter measured 3.0 inches of snow accumulation near Cobbtown, Georgia.
Reports from locations surrounding Candler county Georgia indicate that between 2.0 and 3.0 inches of snow accumulated.
Reports from locations surrounding Evans county Georgia indicate that between 2.0 and 3.0 inches of snow accumulated.
A trained weather spotter reported 2.0 inches of snow accumulation in Springfield, Georgia.
The public measured 2.0 inches of snow accumulation in Blichton, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter reported 2.0 inches of snow accumulation in Hinesville, Georgia.
A trained weather spotter measured 2.0 inches of snow accumulation near Pooler, Georgia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 217627, 217632, 217633, 217629, 217635, 217641, 217642, 217649, 217651, 217646, 217637, 217639, 217644.