Winter Weather — Bibb, Georgia

2018-01-17 · Bibb, Georgia

Event narrative

The ASOS observer measured an inch of snow accumulation at the Macon airport. The Bibb County Emergency Manager reported several accidents caused by the slick roads. On I-75 around mile marker 160, a car slid off of the roadway hitting the guardrail. A second car also lost control and slid off of the roadway at this location, striking and killing the driver of the first car who had exited the vehicle and a passenger still inside the first vehicle.

Wider weather episode

A strong surface low and cold front associated with a large and deep upper-level trough, brought light to moderate snow to much of north and central Georgia from the afternoon of the January 16th through the morning of January 17th. With most of the precipitation post-frontal, temperatures were well below freezing (lower to mid 20s) as the snow occurred. This resulted in widespread icy and snow-packed roadways across the area, especially those that were not pre-treated by GDOT or Public Works.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 733767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.