Snow showers moving into the Carolinas: New timing, totals expected
Huge snow’s coming to the Southeast as we go throughout the day today, and it’s already made it to Florida. Hi everybody, I’m Chief Meteorologist Chris Justice keeping up to date on what’s happening. And look at this. Snow has made it to Pensacola on the way to Destin, Panama City Beach, South parts of Alabama, Mississippi. We’ve got blizzard warnings in Louisiana, west of New Orleans, and it is *** mess down there. You have to think, many of those areas are elevated roadways similar. To *** bridge, and that is leading to, uh, *** big mess because that just immediately sticks and freezes, where we’re talking several inches of snow heading into many areas of the South that typically don’t see it. Let’s get right down to business and show you what’s going on with brand new computer model data. Let me know in the comment section where you’re watching from right now. And if you’re new to this channel, uh, like always, please go ahead and subscribe because my goal with Severe. Weather like this is to give you early warnings. Like this video, let me know where you’re watching from, subscribe and turn on notifications, and we’ll keep you up to date with the very latest of what’s coming in. Let’s switch over to our latest computer model. This basically simulates what the radar could look like throughout the rest of the day. It’s done *** really good job at honing in on the dry air. Let me show you that, as we’ve got -2 to 5 degrees above zero dew. Points across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. We’re going to steadily increase that humidity throughout the day. Let me show you that where the swath of moisture, not *** lot, but *** little bit higher humidity works in this afternoon and evening, where we’re gonna see that snow fly around in South Carolina. So what does that look like? Well, right now, it is incredibly heavy snow. You’ve got very ample amounts of snow coming in off the Gulf. I mean, this is *** Ideal setup for blizzard conditions inland, except for normally you’d see this up toward the mid-Atlantic, but it’s happening over the Gulf Coast right now. *** record-breaking snow for southern Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, moving into Florida, where it is an icy mess in Pensacola, Destin, Panama City Beach. We’re talking areas that typically should not see snow moving on in throughout the day today. And look at this as we go into this evening. That snow line has moved toward the north. It’s not as heavy. Now, it’s combating dry air in these areas along I-5. I5 looks to be *** really good stopping point for the extent. Metro Atlanta could be *** complete mess at, uh, rush hour later tonight. Same story for Anderson, Greenville County, Spartanburg County, Cherokee County near Gaffney, then up through Charlotte. It’s gonna be *** really, really close call as to how far north. this gets. Looks like that generally sets up for about 2 or 3 hours there. We’re south of 85 in the Carolinas and Georgia could have the most snow. Now, the bulk of this snow is going to be along the I-95 corridor. You’ve got this low moving in and it taps into that, uh, Atlantic moisture and Gulf moisture and just really dumps on some snow here across South Georgia, Statesboro, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Savannah. I mean, we’re Talking areas that typically do not get snow that are going to get *** lot of snow tonight. We’re talking 345 inches of snow with winter storm warnings in those areas. Uh, roads are going to be hazardous for many days in these areas. Now, notice the snow’s pulling away from the upstate Western North Carolina later this evening and continuing to move toward the coast where it’s gonna be *** snowy night. We’re gonna be waking up to some epic pictures tomorrow and I hope you’ll Share them with me in areas of Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, the Outer Banks. It is going to be *** snowy scene at the coastline, uh, across Georgia, South Carolina, Tybee Island, Hilton Head, through the Outer Banks, and then it moves out to sea. So how much snow are we talking here? Well, the models here are not shying away at being very aggressive. Let’s look at those precipitation totals with *** brand new computer model here. Assuming *** 10 to 1 ratio, which is an accurate number because we’ve got extremely cold, dry air. So you’re used to seeing wet snow in the South where, you know, it’s probably *** 6 to 1 ratio, meaning 1/10 of an inch of moisture will give you, um, 1 inch of snow, uh, in this type scenario. So as we move forward here, again, those blizzard warnings along the Texas-Louisiana line, it’s moving toward New Orleans where the models are showing 6+ inches of snow will be possible. And again, They’ve gone ahead and shut down those roads. You can’t get past the barricades because again, in Louisiana, with it being wetlands, you’ve got those roads that are already elevated. It’s basically *** constant bridge, and those bridges are going to be completely socked in with ice and snow. This continues to move east throughout the day to where Panama City westbound through Destin, Pensacola. Again, uh, this is the scene of Across South Florida right now in Pensacola. Wild, right? We’re just not used to seeing that. Back to the models we go. Atlanta South, Greenville, Spartanburg South through the southern parts of the upstate into Columbia, 1 to 2, maybe 3 inches of snow, and the models here are really going pretty bonkers here with the immediate coastline. Assuming it’s all snow, which it will not be, we’ll have freezing rain and sleet mixed in at times, but Hilton Head, Savannah could be dealing with one of the largest snows they’ve ever dealt with before. OK. Same story for the northern panhandle of Florida, Tallahassee, 67 inches of snow. Not used to seeing it. Think about how many snowplows they probably have in those areas, right? Very few. And *** lot of this, uh, has probably been diversified from the Carolinas. Upstate Western Carolina is to the south, just to account for, hey, they need more plows to clear these roadways, uh, need more salt. So if this slides to the north, which has been the trend, it’s going to be *** big mess because all those plows that are limited anyway across the South are spread out. Let me show you how things unfolded over the past, say, 6 hours. This is right now’s model. If you go to last night at around the same time, That line was down toward Columbia. It is steadily moved toward the north. Let’s look at it *** different way. Here’s the NAM model as we go throughout the rest of the day. Sitting here along the I-85 corridor south toward the I-95 corridor. It’s got ice and sleet mixing in along the immediate coastline, but this has been *** steady trend past Oh, say 12 hours with it moving north. Moving further to the north, and it’s been that case throughout the last couple of runs here with more of that snow making it into western areas. So, generally speaking, if you live along ID5 south and east, there’s *** better chance that you have at least *** coating on the ground. You at least see snow flying around today, around 345 o’clock. Many of you have games, you have after school practices, you have doctor’s appointments. Let’s try to map out that timing *** little bit more here for you. So the NAM model here showing snow could be falling as as far north as Asheville. That’s *** bit aggressive on the NAM model. As you look at the new one, it’s trended *** little bit more toward the ID 5 corridor, but you can see the latest run before that one was up to the I-40 corridor. So somewhere in the middle is probably accurate here with Anderson, Greenville Southbound through about, uh, let’s say, changing my clock here. It should be 3:00 to 4 o’clock, 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, 7 o’clock, it’s gone. So there’s *** window of about 2 or 3 hours between 3 and 6 o’clock across the upstate through North Carolina. In Atlanta where things could get really snowy. And here’s the deal, folks, this is going to stick upon starting. I mean, it’s not one of those situations where we got to wait for an hour or two for it to stick. If you get snow falling, it’s gonna stick because of, uh, just how cold the atmosphere is and how cold that ground is. It is frozen solid after lows in the single digits and teens this week. So you’re asking about temperatures beyond this. That could be an issue tomorrow morning, as *** lot of schools in the upstate of South Carolina, south of 85 have, um, gone ahead and let kids out early today, and they’ve gone ahead and said, hey, we’re just going and plan on *** 2 hour delay tomorrow, give things some time to warm up and thaw out. Um, but if we get *** couple of inches of snow, one maybe 2 inches in Columbia through Lawrence County, Abbeville, Greenwood County, southern parts of Atlanta. It’s gonna make things very slippery and very, very treacherous for the evening commute tonight. Uh, so that is very much *** possibility in these areas, but certainly along the coast, as these areas are going to unpack some big time snow later on today. So that’s the way things are shaping up right now, folks. If you will, please, again, let me know in the comment section where you’re watching from. I will keep you updated throughout the rest of the day with updates like. This video, subscribe to the channel that you’re watching from right now and keep those alerts turned on because we will know much more information as this thing unfolds. We get to what we call now casting where we look at the radar, we look at our sky cameras, and we basically analyze the atmosphere versus the models because the models are guidance. It basically tells us what we, what they think is going to happen. We have to unpack that for ourselves, but *** huge snow on the Way to many areas in the South that aren’t used to it. Measurable several inches of snow in Florida, in Georgia, coastal South Carolina and North Carolina, with some of that making it farther into the western parts of the Carolinas than previously anticipated due to this shift to the north *** little bit, little jog last night in the models. So that’s the way things are shaping up right now, folks. We’ll talk soon.
Huge snow’s coming to the Southeast as we go throughout the day today, and it’s already made it to Florida. Hi everybody, I’m Chief Meteorologist Chris Justice keeping up to date on what’s happening. And look at this. Snow has made it to Pensacola on the way to Destin, Panama City Beach, South parts of Alabama, Mississippi. We’ve got blizzard warnings in Louisiana, west of New Orleans, and it is *** mess down there. You have to think, many of those areas are elevated roadways similar. To *** bridge, and that is leading to, uh, *** big mess because that just immediately sticks and freezes, where we’re talking several inches of snow heading into many areas of the South that typically don’t see it. Let’s get right down to business and show you what’s going on with brand new computer model data. Let me know in the comment section where you’re watching from right now. And if you’re new to this channel, uh, like always, please go ahead and subscribe because my goal with Severe. Weather like this is to give you early warnings. Like this video, let me know where you’re watching from, subscribe and turn on notifications, and we’ll keep you up to date with the very latest of what’s coming in. Let’s switch over to our latest computer model. This basically simulates what the radar could look like throughout the rest of the day. It’s done *** really good job at honing in on the dry air. Let me show you that, as we’ve got -2 to 5 degrees above zero dew. Points across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina. We’re going to steadily increase that humidity throughout the day. Let me show you that where the swath of moisture, not *** lot, but *** little bit higher humidity works in this afternoon and evening, where we’re gonna see that snow fly around in South Carolina. So what does that look like? Well, right now, it is incredibly heavy snow. You’ve got very ample amounts of snow coming in off the Gulf. I mean, this is *** Ideal setup for blizzard conditions inland, except for normally you’d see this up toward the mid-Atlantic, but it’s happening over the Gulf Coast right now. *** record-breaking snow for southern Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, moving into Florida, where it is an icy mess in Pensacola, Destin, Panama City Beach. We’re talking areas that typically should not see snow moving on in throughout the day today. And look at this as we go into this evening. That snow line has moved toward the north. It’s not as heavy. Now, it’s combating dry air in these areas along I-5. I5 looks to be *** really good stopping point for the extent. Metro Atlanta could be *** complete mess at, uh, rush hour later tonight. Same story for Anderson, Greenville County, Spartanburg County, Cherokee County near Gaffney, then up through Charlotte. It’s gonna be *** really, really close call as to how far north. this gets. Looks like that generally sets up for about 2 or 3 hours there. We’re south of 85 in the Carolinas and Georgia could have the most snow. Now, the bulk of this snow is going to be along the I-95 corridor. You’ve got this low moving in and it taps into that, uh, Atlantic moisture and Gulf moisture and just really dumps on some snow here across South Georgia, Statesboro, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Savannah. I mean, we’re Talking areas that typically do not get snow that are going to get *** lot of snow tonight. We’re talking 345 inches of snow with winter storm warnings in those areas. Uh, roads are going to be hazardous for many days in these areas. Now, notice the snow’s pulling away from the upstate Western North Carolina later this evening and continuing to move toward the coast where it’s gonna be *** snowy night. We’re gonna be waking up to some epic pictures tomorrow and I hope you’ll Share them with me in areas of Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, the Outer Banks. It is going to be *** snowy scene at the coastline, uh, across Georgia, South Carolina, Tybee Island, Hilton Head, through the Outer Banks, and then it moves out to sea. So how much snow are we talking here? Well, the models here are not shying away at being very aggressive. Let’s look at those precipitation totals with *** brand new computer model here. Assuming *** 10 to 1 ratio, which is an accurate number because we’ve got extremely cold, dry air. So you’re used to seeing wet snow in the South where, you know, it’s probably *** 6 to 1 ratio, meaning 1/10 of an inch of moisture will give you, um, 1 inch of snow, uh, in this type scenario. So as we move forward here, again, those blizzard warnings along the Texas-Louisiana line, it’s moving toward New Orleans where the models are showing 6+ inches of snow will be possible. And again, They’ve gone ahead and shut down those roads. You can’t get past the barricades because again, in Louisiana, with it being wetlands, you’ve got those roads that are already elevated. It’s basically *** constant bridge, and those bridges are going to be completely socked in with ice and snow. This continues to move east throughout the day to where Panama City westbound through Destin, Pensacola. Again, uh, this is the scene of Across South Florida right now in Pensacola. Wild, right? We’re just not used to seeing that. Back to the models we go. Atlanta South, Greenville, Spartanburg South through the southern parts of the upstate into Columbia, 1 to 2, maybe 3 inches of snow, and the models here are really going pretty bonkers here with the immediate coastline. Assuming it’s all snow, which it will not be, we’ll have freezing rain and sleet mixed in at times, but Hilton Head, Savannah could be dealing with one of the largest snows they’ve ever dealt with before. OK. Same story for the northern panhandle of Florida, Tallahassee, 67 inches of snow. Not used to seeing it. Think about how many snowplows they probably have in those areas, right? Very few. And *** lot of this, uh, has probably been diversified from the Carolinas. Upstate Western Carolina is to the south, just to account for, hey, they need more plows to clear these roadways, uh, need more salt. So if this slides to the north, which has been the trend, it’s going to be *** big mess because all those plows that are limited anyway across the South are spread out. Let me show you how things unfolded over the past, say, 6 hours. This is right now’s model. If you go to last night at around the same time, That line was down toward Columbia. It is steadily moved toward the north. Let’s look at it *** different way. Here’s the NAM model as we go throughout the rest of the day. Sitting here along the I-85 corridor south toward the I-95 corridor. It’s got ice and sleet mixing in along the immediate coastline, but this has been *** steady trend past Oh, say 12 hours with it moving north. Moving further to the north, and it’s been that case throughout the last couple of runs here with more of that snow making it into western areas. So, generally speaking, if you live along ID5 south and east, there’s *** better chance that you have at least *** coating on the ground. You at least see snow flying around today, around 345 o’clock. Many of you have games, you have after school practices, you have doctor’s appointments. Let’s try to map out that timing *** little bit more here for you. So the NAM model here showing snow could be falling as as far north as Asheville. That’s *** bit aggressive on the NAM model. As you look at the new one, it’s trended *** little bit more toward the ID 5 corridor, but you can see the latest run before that one was up to the I-40 corridor. So somewhere in the middle is probably accurate here with Anderson, Greenville Southbound through about, uh, let’s say, changing my clock here. It should be 3:00 to 4 o’clock, 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, 7 o’clock, it’s gone. So there’s *** window of about 2 or 3 hours between 3 and 6 o’clock across the upstate through North Carolina. In Atlanta where things could get really snowy. And here’s the deal, folks, this is going to stick upon starting. I mean, it’s not one of those situations where we got to wait for an hour or two for it to stick. If you get snow falling, it’s gonna stick because of, uh, just how cold the atmosphere is and how cold that ground is. It is frozen solid after lows in the single digits and teens this week. So you’re asking about temperatures beyond this. That could be an issue tomorrow morning, as *** lot of schools in the upstate of South Carolina, south of 85 have, um, gone ahead and let kids out early today, and they’ve gone ahead and said, hey, we’re just going and plan on *** 2 hour delay tomorrow, give things some time to warm up and thaw out. Um, but if we get *** couple of inches of snow, one maybe 2 inches in Columbia through Lawrence County, Abbeville, Greenwood County, southern parts of Atlanta. It’s gonna make things very slippery and very, very treacherous for the evening commute tonight. Uh, so that is very much *** possibility in these areas, but certainly along the coast, as these areas are going to unpack some big time snow later on today. So that’s the way things are shaping up right now, folks. If you will, please, again, let me know in the comment section where you’re watching from. I will keep you updated throughout the rest of the day with updates like. This video, subscribe to the channel that you’re watching from right now and keep those alerts turned on because we will know much more information as this thing unfolds. We get to what we call now casting where we look at the radar, we look at our sky cameras, and we basically analyze the atmosphere versus the models because the models are guidance. It basically tells us what we, what they think is going to happen. We have to unpack that for ourselves, but *** huge snow on the Way to many areas in the South that aren’t used to it. Measurable several inches of snow in Florida, in Georgia, coastal South Carolina and North Carolina, with some of that making it farther into the western parts of the Carolinas than previously anticipated due to this shift to the north *** little bit, little jog last night in the models. So that’s the way things are shaping up right now, folks. We’ll talk soon.
Snow showers moving into the Carolinas: New timing, totals expected
Updated: 2:58 PM EST Jan 21, 2025
Snow showers began Tuesday afternoon along and south of Interstate 85 in some Upstate areas of South Carolina despite most of it evaporating due to very dry and cold air. However, there are reports of snow reaching the ground in southern Elbert, Abbeville, and Greenwood counties, as well as in Atlanta at Truist Field. Track snow on the interactive radar hereLatest alerts in your area Snow is expected to continue sporadically until about 7 p.m. before moving toward the coast, where higher accumulations are anticipated. Temperatures will drop significantly, with lows of 14°F in the Upstate and 5°F in Asheville.A sunny but cold day is expected Wednesday, with temperatures near freezing, reaching 40°F on Thursday and mid-40s from Friday through Sunday.Track snow on the interactive radar hereCheck the latest alerts in your area hereWatch live skycams from around the Carolinas hereGet your hour-by-hour and extended forecast hereTake all necessary hard freeze and frostbite precautions. Remember to wear multiple layers and keep your extremities covered if you have to be outside longer than 10-20 minutes.If you’ve had frozen pipe issues before, take precautions now to avoid damage.>>For more information on how to prepare your pipes, click here. On YouTube? Subscribe to our channel for new updates
Snow showers began Tuesday afternoon along and south of Interstate 85 in some Upstate areas of South Carolina despite most of it evaporating due to very dry and cold air.
However, there are reports of snow reaching the ground in southern Elbert, Abbeville, and Greenwood counties, as well as in Atlanta at Truist Field.
Snow is expected to continue sporadically until about 7 p.m. before moving toward the coast, where higher accumulations are anticipated.
Temperatures will drop significantly, with lows of 14°F in the Upstate and 5°F in Asheville.
A sunny but cold day is expected Wednesday, with temperatures near freezing, reaching 40°F on Thursday and mid-40s from Friday through Sunday.
- Track snow on the interactive radar here
- Check the latest alerts in your area here
- Watch live skycams from around the Carolinas here
- Get your hour-by-hour and extended forecast here
Take all necessary hard freeze and frostbite precautions. Remember to wear multiple layers and keep your extremities covered if you have to be outside longer than 10-20 minutes.
If you’ve had frozen pipe issues before, take precautions now to avoid damage.
>>For more information on how to prepare your pipes, click here.
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