Heavy Snow — Columbia, Georgia

2025-01-21 · Columbia, Georgia

Event narrative

Light snow began in the county by late morning and continued on and off through the day, with bands of moderate snow by mid afternoon and into the evening. Most of the public reports were generally between 1 to 2 inches with the highest report near Appling of 3.5 inches.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level trough moved into the southeastern US with a developing surface low moving near the Georgia and South Carolina coast. Light snow began in the morning but as warm advection and frontogenesis strengthened, a band of moderate to heavy snow developed by the evening of the 21st, continuing into the overnight with amounts exceeding 2 inches in the southeastern Midlands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230894. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.