Heavy Snow in Georgia, March 2, 2010

Name: Heavy Snow in Georgia, March 2, 2010
Start: 2010-03-02T05:00
End: 2010-03-02T17:00
Location: Georgia

March 2, 2010 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Snow began to fall during the pre-dawn across the mountains of northeast Georgia. After sunrise, snow became moderate to heavy at times, resulting in accumulations of 1 to 4 inches across most of the area by late morning. Snow, heavy at times, continued into the afternoon across the mountains, with heavy accumulations realized in most areas by early afternoon. By early evening, total snowfall ranged from 4 to 8 inches across the area, with localized amounts as high as 10 inches, especially in the higher elevations.

What forecasters said that day

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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 2, 4:05 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 4:05 AM EST, 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
405 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TODAY
TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA EARLY WEDNESDAY.  AS THIS
LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM OUR REGION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE
OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES GOING ABOVE
NORMAL BY SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM...LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A MATURE COASTAL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ...WITH A SFC CENTER INVOF PANAMA CITY FL.
CLASSIC COMMA HEAD SIGNATURE DEVELOPING...EXTENDING BACK TO THE
OZARKS. A DRY SLOT CAN BE SEEN PUNCHING NWD FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO
NRN MS/AL.

THE MAIN FEATURE TO WATCH WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FOR A
DEFORMATION ZONE TO INTENSIFY AND PROPAGATE FROM W TO E ACRS THE
HEART OF THE FA...AS THE LOW TRACKS FROM THE NRN GULF...TO S OF
CHARLESTON SC BY 18Z. EVEN THE 00Z NAM NOW SHOWS A LTL STRONGER 700
MB FGEN BAND ACRS THE UPSTATE (WHICH OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN
INDICATING FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS). IN FACT...RUC ANALYSIS AT 06Z
OF 700 MB FGEN LINES UP WELL WITH THE GFS/ECMWF/NAM ON PLACEMENT OF
THE BAND...AND RADAR MOSAIC ACRS AL/GA IS SHOWING A HIGH
REFLECTIVIIES IN THIS ZONE.  SO CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A BAND OF
PRECIP WILL TRACK ACRS THE UPSTATE LATE THIS MORNING...AND PIVOT
INVOF THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA AS THE LOW CURVES TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST OFF THE SC COAST. THE PROBLEM IS THE WARM SFC LAYER WILL
HAVE TO BE OVERCOME BY STRONG DYNAMICAL COOLING (WHICH WILL BE IN A
NARROW SWATH WITHIN THIS MID LVL DEFORMATION ZONE). LLVL THICKNESSES
AND SFC WET BULBS IN THE MID 30S ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW (ONCE PRECIP RATES ARE HIGH ENUF). IN FACT...BOTH THE 0Z NAM
AND GFS BUFKIT SNDGS STILL SHOW A "CROSS-HAIR" SIGNATURE IN WHICH
STRONG OMEGA IS WITHIN THE IDEAL DENDRITIC GROWTH REGION.
HOWEVER...OUTSIDE THIS BAND IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...MOSTLY RAIN OR
RA/SN MIX IS WHAT IS EXPECTED. AND IN THE MTNS...QPF JUST DOESNT
LOOK HIGH ENUF TO GET 3" OF SNOW IN 12 HOURS. SO THIS MAKES THE
ISSUANCE OF WINTER STORM PRODUCTS ALMOST LIKE NAILING JELLO TO A
WALL. THE LATEST HPC QPF LOOKS REASONABLE...AND USING A 10:1 RATIO
(HIGHER IN THE MTNS)...BARELY GET 3" OF SNOW ACCUM WITHIN THE
INHERITED WARNING AREA. ONE THING STILL GOING FOR A HEAVY SNOW BAND
IS THE 24 MAR 1983 ANALOG (WHICH THE 12Z/01 GFS HAD AN 11.8
CORRELATION NUMBER). THE TRENDS IN THE KGSP/KATL OBS THIS MORNING
WITH THOSE OF THE ANALOG EVENT AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY ARE EERILY
SIMILAR. THAT STORM PRODUCED A SWATH OF GENERALLY 5-10" OF SNOW FROM
EXTREME NE AL...TO THE ELIZABETH CITY NC (MAINLY ALONG I-85). IM NOT
SAYING THIS EVENT WILL PAN OUT LIKE THAT...BUT THE ANALOG CERTAINLY
INFLUENCED OUR DECISION.  WITH THAT SAID...THE CONFIDENCE OF A HEAVY
SNOW BAND IS HIGH ENUF THAT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DOWNGRADING
ANY OF THE WARNING TO ADV.  THE CURRENT WATCH WILL BE REPLACED WITH
A WINTER WX ADV FOR THE SAME VALID TIMES. THIS IS A LOW-CONFIDENCE
FCST...BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN 3" OF SLUSHY ACCUM IS LIKELY TO BE
MOSTLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...AND MOST ROADS WILL PROBABLY REMAIN WET.
HOWEVER...WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PORTION OF THE SNOW BAND...ACCUM ON
ROADWAYS IS LIKELY. IT IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO PINPOINT WHERE
EXACTLY THIS BAND WILL SET UP ATTM.

LATER TODAY...SOME PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA MAY BE WITHIN
THIS HEAVY SNOW BAND...BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO GO WITH A
WARNING. WILL GO WITH AN ADVISORY THERE AND MENTION POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW. TO THE NORTH ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR (EAST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT)...DO EXPECT COLDER LLVL THICKNESSES TO
SUPPORT A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE 1-2"...SO
WILL ADD TO THE WINTER WX ADV. OVERALL...HAD TO MASSAGE HOURLY TEMP
CURVE TO SUPPORT THE DYNAMICALLY COOLED BL WITHIN THE PRECIP SHIELD.
TEMPS SHUD REMAIN GENERALLY IN THE 30S.

TONIGHT...LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NEWD AND INTENSIFY...AS
MID/UPR LOW EXIT THE FA TO THE EAST. SO DEEP MOISTURE AND MID LVL
FORCING WILL SHIFT EAST AS WELL...AND PRECIP WILL END BY AROUND
MIDNIGHT IN THE EAST. IN THE LLVLS...NW FLOW WILL INCR AND THERE
WILL BE MOISTURE TO SUPPORT SNOW SHWR ACTIVITY ALONG THE NC/TN
BORDER. WILL KEEP JUST A CHC POP FOR NOW. TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE
20S MTNS AND LWR 30S PIEDMONT. BLACK ICE MAY BE AN ISSUE BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 305 AM TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG THE TN
LINE DURING THE DAY ON WED. A FEW AREAS COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF
NEW SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS RIGHT ALONG THE TN LINE...BUT THE
FORCING DOESN/T LOOK VERY STRONG. WED NIGHT ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL
CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. H8 TEMPS FALL TO -10 DEG C AND THE
FLOW INCREASES...WHICH SHOULD GIVE A LITTLE BOOST TO THE SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY. I HAVE THE ACTIVITY DIMINISHING ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THE
NAM AND GFS BOTH BRING ANOTHER WAVE ACROSS THE REGION THU
NIGHT...WHICH COULD BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
TN LINE. I DON/T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE GRIDS FOR THIS LAST
BATCH...BUT THAT MAY CHANGE WITH LATER PACKAGES. TEMPS WILL RUN 10
TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON WED...WITH A SLOW MODERATING TREND THU
AND FRI. HOWEVER...THU MAY PROVE TO BE COOLER THAN WHAT I
HAVE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NC ZONES.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 125 AM TUESDAY...STARTING 00Z SATURDAY...AS THE UPPER TROUGH
PULLS OFF TO THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE
WILL BE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
SLOWLY SINKING SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND BE
CENTERED OVER OUR REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.  THE GFS...ECMWF
AND GEM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE BUILDING RIDGE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL
SUNDAY.  THE GFS BUILDS THE UPPER RIDGE WITH AXIS NORTH FROM FLORIDA
TO PA MONDAY WHILE CREATES ZONAL FLOW DEEP SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY WITH
BIG SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.  FEEL
CONFIDENT TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR THE SAME READINGS AS SUNDAY.
BOTH THESE LONGER RANGE MODELS HAVE PRECIP APPROACHING OUR WESTERN
ZONES MONDAY NIGHT.  THEREFORE...IT IS BEST TO PUT SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS THERE AS THE NEIGHBORS HAVE DONE AS WELL.  THERE MAY BE A
COOLING TREND INTO MID WEEK WITH FALLING HEIGHTS BUT NOT HIGH
CONFIDENCE ON THAT AT THIS POINT.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...EXPECT INCREASINGLY LOWER CIGS THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT AND LATE MORNING. A SRN STREAM STORM SYSTEM IS ON TRACK TO
CROSS NRN FL DURING THE DAY AND AREA TAF SITES WILL BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF GOOD LIFT AND WARM/COLD BELT INTERACTIONS PRODUCING
WINTRY PRECIP BEGINNING AROUND 19Z AT KCLT...AND A COUPLE HOURS
EARLIER ELSEWHERE. THE PRECIP WILL BEGIN AS EITHER -RA OR
-RASN...AND CHANGE OVER TO ALL -SN AFT 23Z. THE SNOWFALL WILL
EFFICIENTLY LOWER VSBYS TO IFR...WHILE CIGS CONTINUE TO DROP INTO
THE LIFR RANGE. AS THE CYCLONE DEEPENS....THE P/GRAD WILL TIGHTEN
AND WINDS GUSTS IN THE 20KT RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED BTW 23Z-03Z. A
PROGRESSIVE NE/LY MOVEMENT OF THE SFC LOW WILL ALLOW DRIER AIR TO
MOVE IN AROUND 03Z AND WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT ALL TAF
SITES. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AT ALL
TAF SITES...WITH IFR/MVFR CIGS LINGERING THROUGH AT LEAST 03/06Z AT
KCLT.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE FAIR...EXCEPT AT KAVL WHERE
MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING PERIODIC MVFR CIGS. THE WEEKEND
LOOKS TO BE FAIR WITH NO CIG OR VSBY RESTRICTIONS AS A LARGE SCALE
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ029.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
     048>051-058-068-501>506.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ052-053-
     059-062>065-507>510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
     TONIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082.
SC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ008-
     011>013-019.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>007-
     010.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
     TONIGHT FOR SCZ009-014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...SBK

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 3:43 PM EST, 13 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ052-053-059-062>065-507>510-SCZ001>007-010-
022045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
ANDERSON-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY FALL AS SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE
UPSTATE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SNOW COULD BEGIN TO
ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNRISE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048>051-058-022045-
MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-GRAHAM-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY FALL AS SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
THAT SNOW COULD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY
SUNRISE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ029-SCZ011>013-019-022045-
ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ014-022045-
CHESTER-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ069>072-082-SCZ009-022045-
LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-YORK-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ068-SCZ008-022045-
CLEVELAND-CHEROKEE-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ503>506-022045-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-035>037-056-057-501-502-022045-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-
343 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Rabun

When: March 2, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Rabun forecast zone
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Habersham

When: March 2, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Habersham forecast zone
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, March 2010

Sources

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: 220747, 220748.