Winter Storm — Telfair, Georgia

2018-01-03 · Telfair, Georgia

Event narrative

The Telfair County Emergency Manager reported between 3 and 4 inches of snow accumulation across the southern portions of the county, tapering to just trace amounts across the north.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system developed along the remains of an old cold front off of the east coast of central Florida during the evening of January 2nd. This low quickly moved north along the north Florida and Georgia coasts through the early morning hours and into the afternoon of January 3rd, bringing a rare winter storm to portions of east central Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 733342. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.