Winter Storm — Banks, Georgia

2021-02-06 to 2021-02-07 · Banks, Georgia

Event narrative

Reports from the Banks County Emergency Manager and CoCoRaHS and CO_OP observers showed 1.5 to 3 inches of snow accumulated across the county. The highest amounts were across the northern end of the county with 2.9 inches reported near Baldwin.

Wider weather episode

A fast moving upper-level short wave swept through the region with an associated surface low tracking across the northern Gulf of Mexico and south Georgia. Cold air in place across north Georgia produced a mixture of rain and snow with accumulating snow in parts of northeast and north central Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 933184. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.