Cold/Wind Chill — Pickens Mountains, South Carolina

2018-01-17 to 2018-01-18 · Pickens Mountains, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

A cold arctic air mass built into Upstate South Carolina on the heels of gusty northwest winds developing west of a storm system moving up the Southeast coast. The gusty winds and cold air passing over a fresh snowpack resulted in low wind chills across much of the high terrain and portions of the North Carolina foothills. Wind chill values from 0 to -15 were common in elevations above 2000 feet or so.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 736203. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.