Winter Weather — Towns, Georgia

2017-03-11 to 2017-03-12 · Towns, Georgia

Event narrative

Reports from a CoCoRaHS observer and an amateur radio operator showed 2 inches of snow near Hiawassee and 1 inch near Titus. This was on grassy and elevated surfaces and roads were reported to be clear in these areas.

Wider weather episode

With a cold and dry low-level air mass in place across the region, two quick-moving short waves brought a mix of rain, sleet and snow to the far north Georgia mountains. The precipitation began on the evening of the 11th as a light mixture of rain and sleet with no accumulations of sleet reported. By late evening and through the early morning hours of the 12th, the precipitation changed over mostly snow with most areas reporting an inch or less of snow accumulations, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces. Some locations in the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains reported one to two inches of snow accumulation before the precipitation ended around sunrise on the 12th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 684602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.