Winter Storm — Greater Oconee, South Carolina

2017-01-06 to 2017-01-07 · Greater Oconee, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

As an area of surface low pressure moved northeast along the Gulf and Southeast coasts, moisture overspread Upstate South Carolina and far northeast Georgia throughout the 6th. As cold air gradually spilled in from the north, precipitation slowly transitioned from rain to sleet and snow. By the pre-dawn hours on the 7th, the foothills and far northern Piedmont had received as much as 5 inches of snow, while locations south of I-85 were just beginning to transition to sleet. By the time the precipitation tapered to flurries shortly after sunrise, locations roughly north of Highway 123 from the Georgia border to Easley, then north of I-85 from the Greenville area through Spartanburg and Gaffney saw mostly snow, with total accumulations ranging from 3 to 6 inches. South of there, there was a narrow band of mostly sleet, where accumulations of sleet and snow ranging from one half to 2 inches was common.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 675136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.