Winter Weather — Mcduffie, Georgia

2025-01-10 · Mcduffie, Georgia

Event narrative

A brief band of heavy snow mixed with sleet moved through the county on the morning of the 10th. A COOP observer near Thomson reported accumulations of snow and sleet of 1.5. There were minor impacts to the morning commute associated with this band with a few traffic accidents and roadway closures reported. Temperatures warmed aloft by late morning as precipitation transitioned to light freezing rain, although there were no reports of impacts associated with the freezing rain. By late afternoon, temperatures at the surface warmed sufficiently to transition any lingering precipitation to liquid rain.

Wider weather episode

A broad mid-level trough pushed across the eastern CONUS throughout January 10th. The associated surface low pressure and warm advection caused a brief band of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to develop in the Central Savannah River Area. As temperatures warmed aloft and cold air damming conditions strengthened, any freezing precipitation transitioned to liquid rain by late afternoon on the 10th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1227574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.