Winter Weather — Wilkes, Georgia

2016-02-09 to 2016-02-10 · Wilkes, Georgia

Event narrative

A COOP observer southeast of Washington reported a tenth of an inch of snow.

Wider weather episode

A strong and deep upper-level trough remained anchored across the eastern half of the country resulting in an extended period of very cold temperatures and scattered light to occasionally moderate snow showers across northern Georgia from late in the evening on Monday, February 8th through early in the morning on Friday, February 12th. Most areas saw only trace amounts of snow accumulation, however 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulated across the higher elevations of the North Georgia mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 614315. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.