Winter Weather — Madison, Georgia

2017-01-06 to 2017-01-07 · Madison, Georgia

Event narrative

Several CoCoRaHS and COOP observers reported a dusting, generally a half of an inch or less, of snow in the Danielsville and Commerce areas.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of January 6th through the morning of January 7th a fast moving but strong storm system swept across the southeastern U.S. A cold airmass across north and central Georgia combined with rich moisture drawn north from the Gulf of Mexico to produce a mixture of rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow across north and portions of central Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 668203. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.