Winter Storm in Coastal Horry, South Carolina

Winter Storm January 3, 2018 – January 4, 2018 · Coastal Horry, South Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow began falling by early afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 7 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from a trace to a half inch. A quarter inch of ice fell north of Myrtle Beach. The low pressure responsible for the winter weather bombed off the east coast, dropping 24 millibars in twenty four hours. Record cold preceded and followed the event, lasting until Jan 8th.

The wider storm

Low pressure bombed off the east coast, bringing a wintry mix for the Carolinas. Local snowfall totals averaged from 2 to 5 inches with some ice accretion from Georgetown to Myrtle Beach. Record cold followed the next week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737088. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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