Heavy Snow — Aiken, South Carolina

2025-01-21 to 2025-01-22 · Aiken, South Carolina

Event narrative

Light snow began in the morning with bands of moderate to heavy snow moving in at times during the evening and into the overnight. Widespread accumulation amounts of 1 to 3 inches with the highest amounts in the southern and southeastern portions of the county. The highest accumulation observed was 3 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer between Jackson and Beech Island.

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 1231018. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.