Winter Storm — Wayne, Georgia

2025-01-21 to 2025-01-22 · Wayne, Georgia

Event narrative

At 12:19 am on 1/22, the emergency manager reported that sleet transitioned to snow in Jesup. There was about a quarter of an inch of frozen precipitation accumulation. At 7 am, the emergency manager reported that about 2 to 2.5 inches of total snow and ice accumulations across the city of Jesup. At 7 am, emergency management reported about 4-5 inches of total snow and ice accumulations in Gardi. At 7 am, emergency management reported 3-4 inches of total snow and ice accumulations in Odum as well as in Screven. At 8:35 am, the public shared a photo of storm total snow accumulation of 2.9 inches in Odum. At 9 am, the public reported 4.5 inches of snow just north of Jesup, about 4 miles west of Doctortown. At 10 am, the public shared a photo of storm total snow depth of 2.6 inches in Screven. Wayne County Sheriff reported that Goose Creek bridge GA 169 was closed due to being covered in snow and ice.

Wider weather episode

A rare winter storm impacted the southeast region as a surface low tracked eastward across the Gulf Coast region with cold air across the region. Snowfall of 3-5 inches impacted parts of SE GA roughly form Homerville to Jesup while a winter mix of sleet and freezing rain impacted locations south of Waycross and east toward the Golden Isles and Nassau County Florida. Ice accumulations caused major damage to trees, power lines and other utilities across the Golden Isles of SE GA and major traffic accidents along and near the Interstate 95 corridor from Glynn County GA to Nassau County FL. Sleet, patches of ice and some snow impacted the Sindey Lanier Bridge in Glynn County. The bridge was closed 1/22 and 1/23 due to falling ice from the high spans.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.