Winter Storm in Inland Horry, South Carolina

Winter Storm January 3, 2018 · Inland Horry, South Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow began falling by afternoon on Jan 3rd. Two inches of snow had fallen by 730 pm, and the totals for the event ranged from one to three inches with most of the snow falling on the western portion of the county. 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 737089. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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