Winter Storm — Jefferson, Georgia

2026-01-31 · Jefferson, Georgia

Event narrative

Snow showers developed in the early morning hours of the 31st. A narrow band of heavy snow with a sharp gradient to the west resulted in significant snowfall variability across the county. Total accumulations ranged from as little as 0.5 inches all the way to 6 inches.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously deep upper low barreled into the region on Saturday, January 31, bringing very cold temperatures. As the low dropped southeastward into the Carolinas, moisture wrapped around the backside of the low, bringing bands of snowfall across much of northeast and east-central Georgia. Snowfall totals were maximized where these bands occurred, reaching as high as 4-7 in many areas.

Given the narrow nature of these snow bands, areas just a few miles to the west (including much of metro Atlanta) saw very little snowfall, though windy and very cold conditions occurred areawide. Wind chills reached dangerously cold subzero levels across much of the area by the night of January 31 into the morning of February 1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1316863. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.