Carolina/Georgia WINTER STORM pseudo-DISASTER!?!?

[Ed Mahmoud]

Double post alert (also on Long Island/Northeast almost Blizzard thread)

[Cristina]

Just a little update from my neck of the woods... We live a little north of Atlanta, and we didn't get any snow at all... Probably only about 3 minutes worth. The entire time it rained and some wintry mix... but just a few flakes... I didn't even have time to take pics. By the time I went to get my camera the snow had stopped... But I've been watching the local news and it's amazing, all the counties below us have received a lot of snow. We have high winds at the moment, I just saw 2 tall skinny pine trees go down in the lot across the street from our house.

[srainhoutx]

WOW! 16 hour + delays at ATL...

http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/flyfaaind ... PT=ATL&p=0

[Ed Mahmoud]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
945 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

...A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY...

A DEEP CLOSED UPPER LOW MOVED FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS
GEORGIA TODAY...BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL BY COUNTY REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

COUNTY SNOWFALL AMOUNT
BALDWIN TRACE
BANKS 4.00 (WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES)
BARROW 4.00
BUTTS 2.00
BARTOW TRACE
CARROLL 1.50
CHATTAHOOCHEE 2.00
CHEROKEE TRACE
CLARKE(UGA) 5.00
CLARKE(WINTERVILLE) 6.50 (WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES)
CLAYTON 2.00
COBB 1.50
COWETA 2.00
CRAWFORD 1.00
CRISP TRACE
DEKALB 1.50
DODGE TRACE
DOOLY TRACE
DOUGLAS 4.00
FANNIN TRACE
FAYETTE 2.00
FORSYTH TRACE
FULTON 1.50
GLASCOCK TRACE
GREENE 2.00
GWINNETT 5.00
HALL (NORTH) TRACE
HALL (SOUTH) 5.00
HANCOCK 2.00
HARALSON TRACE
HARRIS 6.00
HEARD 3.00
HENRY 3.00
JACKSON 4.00
JASPER 6.00
JONES 3.00
LAMAR 2.00
LAURENS TRACE
LUMPKIN TRACE
MADISON 7.00 (WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES)
MARION 3.00
MERIWETHER 5.00
MONROE 6.00
MORGAN 4.00
MUSCOGEE* 6.50
NEWTON 4.00
OCONEE 6.00
OGLETHORPE 4.00
PAULDING 2.00
PEACH TRACE
PICKENS TRACE
PIKE 4.00
PUTNAM 2.00
ROCKDALE 1.00
SCHLEY 1.00
TALBOT 3.00
TALIAFERRO 1.00
TAYLOR 2.00
TOWNS TRACE
TROUP 4.00
TWIGGS 1.50
UPSON 3.00
WALTON 4.00 (WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES)
WHEELER TRACE
WILKES 2.00
WILKINSON TRACE

* UPDATED/INCREASED AMOUNTS SINCE PREVIOUS PNS

$$

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[lurkey]

It's snowing in Raleigh NC. . .

[rsvh2000]

Boy....we were sure duped here in central SC.....

[Extremeweatherguy]

[vbhoutex]

Boy....we were sure duped here in central SC.....

I think they call that a dry slot.

[lurkey]

yep, 3.2 inches, that sounds about right. . . and it's snowing lightly again. .

[Brent]

In the early hours of Sunday morning, March 1st, precipitation being wrapped around a low pressure system to the east of central Alabama began to move into the northwest counties of Marion, Lamar and Winston. Shortly after it began to rain, another strong upper level trough pushed arctic air into the state. The combination and timing of the cold air and moisture created the largest area-wide snow event since 1993. Snow began falling in the western counties around 2 am and spread across the state throughout the morning hours. Some intensification of the upper level low was seen later in the morning, which allowed for some of the eastern counties of Alabama to see upwards of 5 inches of snow.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/significant ... /index.php

[JtSmarts]

Ended up having 1-2 inches here in Rock Hill S.C. Just enough to get classes cancelled on Monday.

[srainhoutx]

What an ULL to track. All the excitement of Thundersnow and WIND.