A low pressure system tracked acros Northern Florida which produced heavy snow on the north side of the storm system. Snow fell from the Florida panhandle northeast to Virginia.
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The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracked acros Northern Florida which produced heavy snow on the north side of the storm system. Snow fell from the Florida panhandle northeast to Virginia. Amounts in the CSRA ranged from 4-7 inches.
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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 12, 3:39 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
339 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST THIS EVENING
AND INTENSIFY OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE WELL
NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
SNOW WAS SPREADING INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE GFS AND NAM WERE CLOSE WITH QPF OF 0.25
TO .50 OF AN INCH IN THE SOUTHEAST PART. EXPECT THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR 00Z TO 06Z. A 10 TO 1 RATIO INDICATES 3
TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST PART.
SATELLITE TRENDS INDICATE THE COMA HEAD FEATURE OVER ALABAMA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AROUND 200 AM
AND EXPECT SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND THIS TIME. THE
LATEST MAV AND MET MOS SUPPORT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 20.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
EXPECT CLEARING SKIES SATURDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL BE NE OF OUR
REGION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTER BUILDING DOWN INTO THE DEEP
SOUTH. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BE ABLE TO MELT SATURDAY. BLACK ICE MAY
BE A PROBLEM SAT NT WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPS ALLOWING LINGERING
MOISTURE/SNOW TO REFREEZE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MODELS DEVELOPING A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS...WITH TROUGH EAST.
MODELS CLOSE OFF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE MIDWEST LATE SUNDAY AND SWING
IT EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR
REGION SUD NAY NIGHT AND SWING THROUGH MONDAY. WITH UPPER AND
SURFACE LOWS TO OUR NORTH...THIS DOES NOT FIT THE PATTERN THAT WOULD
TYPICALLY GIVE US SIGNIFICANT SNOW. TOP DOWN TOOLS SUGGEST
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL FA MONDAY. MODEL FORECAST
SOUNDINGS FOR CAE KEEP LOW LEVEL TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING. WILL LEAVE IN
A RAIN AND SNOW MIX BUT NOT EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AT
THIS TIME. COLD AND DRY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS AND HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDING IN.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CURRENT RADAR AND SURFACE OBS INDICATE PRECIPITATION CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP AND SPREAD NE...CURRENTLY ACROSS MUCH OF GA JUST OUTSIDE OUR
FA...AND STRETCHING BACK FROM THERE TO THE WEST AND SOUTH. LATEST
ARRAY OF MODEL INFORMATION SHIFTS THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION NE INTO
OUR FORECAST AREA...REACHING THE CSRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SPREADING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FA BY THIS EVENING. INITIAL
PRECIPITATION TYPE MAY BE RAIN...BUT IT SHOULD QUICKLY TRANSITION TO
SNOW. CIGS AND VSBYS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS SNOW DEVELOPS AND
MOVES INTO THE REGION. USED AN ARRAY OF GUIDANCE AND UPSTREAM
OBSERVATIONS TO PROJECT LIFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH WIND
STAYING UP SOME WHICH WILL ALLOW VSBYS TO IMPROVE...BUT LOW LEVEL
CLOUDINESS WILL LINGER FOR A WHILE THOUGH CIGS SHOULD IMPROVE SOME
AFTER SNOW ENDS.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ018-025-
026-030-035.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ020-021-
027-028-031-036>038-041.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ015-016-
022-029.
GA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR GAZ040-
063>065-077.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JL
NEAR TERM...JL
SHORT TERM...DCM
LONG TERM...DCM
AVIATION...DCMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 435 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 SCZ015-016-020>022-130945- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW- 435 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 WATCH. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. .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. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-025>031-035>038-041-130945- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA- LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN- CLARENDON-BAMBERG- 435 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. .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 COLUMBIA SC
458 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM SNOW BAMBERG 33.30N 81.03W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH BAMBERG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF REPORTED A TRACE OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. NO
ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS.
0440 PM SNOW ORANGEBURG 33.49N 80.87W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH ORANGEBURG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON THE
GROUND. NO ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS.
0440 PM SNOW SUMTER 33.94N 80.39W
02/12/2010 E0.0 INCH SUMTER SC AMATEUR RADIO
HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ON
THE GROUND AND ROOF TOPS. NO ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS.
&&
MJPThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
EM reported 2-4 inches of snow across the county.
EM reported 4-7 inches of snow across the county.
EM reported 4-6 inches of snow across the county.
EM reported 3-5 inches of snow across the county.
EM reported 3-5 inches of snow across the county.
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
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