Rare Deep South Wintry Weather Event
January 16-17, 2018
Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the area on January 16th and 17th, as well as all the LSRs across the region (western portion/eastern portion) for this event.
STATS: MOB (Mobile, AL) measured 0.1" of sleet/snow during this event. This marks only the SECOND time in recorded history that TWO measurable snow events were recorded in the same winter (December through February) in Mobile. The first measurable event of the winter occurred on December 8-9, 2017. The only other time that two measurable snow events occurred in one winter in Mobile, AL was the winter of 1976/1977 (January 18th and 31st in 1977).
Public Information Statement...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 445 PM CST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...UPDATED: Wintry Precipitation Totals From January 16-17, 2018 Event... The following is a list of PRELIMINARY snowfall, sleet, and freezing rain reports from around southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the northwest Florida panhandle. These reports were received from various sources including NWS COOP reports, CoCoRaHS, emergency management, spotters, social media, and the public. Not all data listed are considered official. We will update this list more in the coming days. Precip Type- SL: Sleet. SN: Snow. FZRA: Freezing Rain. Location Amount(in.) Type Source --SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI-- ...George County... Bexley 1.0 SN Social Media Lucedale 1.0 SL/SN Social Media Lucedale 0.5-1.0 SL/SN EMA ...Greene County... Sand Hill 2.0-2.5 SN EMA Neely 2.0 SN Social Media Sand Hill 1.75 SL/SN Social Media Leakesville 1.0-1.5 SN EMA ...Perry County... Beaumont 1.5-2.0 SN EMA New Augusta 0.5 SN EMA ...Stone County... Wiggins 0.5-1.0 SL/SN EMA ...Wayne County... Strengthford 2.0-3.0 SN EMA Waynesboro 2.0 SN Social Media Waynesboro 1.0-2.0 SN EMA --SOUTHWEST ALABAMA-- ...Baldwin County... Phillipsville 0.4 SL/SN Public Phillipsville 0.15 FZRA Public Malbis 0.1 SL Off-Duty NWS Loxley 0.08 SL/SN Spotter Malbis 0.02 FZRA Off-Duty NWS Robertsdale Dusting SL/SN COOP Orange Beach Dusting SL/SN Social Media ...Butler County... Greenville 2.75 SN EMA Greenville 2.0 SN Social Media ...Choctaw County... Barrytown 2.0 SN EMA Butler 1.0-1.5 SN EMA ...Clarke County... Thomasville 3.5 SN EMA Bashi 3.0 SN EMA Grove Hill 2.5 SN Social Media Grove Hill 2.0 SN EMA Jackson 4.3 WSW 2.0 SN CoCoRaHS Springfield 2.0 SN Social Media Zimco 1.8 SN Social Media Jackson 1.5 SN EMA Chilton 1.5-1.0 SN Spotter ...Conecuh County... Evergreen 1 SN COOP I-65 and AL Hwy 41 0.5 SL Spotter ...Covington County... Andalusia 1 SL Social Media Red Level 0.3 SN Spotter Andalusia T FZRA/SN EMA ...Crenshaw County... Luverne 3.0 SN EMA ...Escambia County... Brewton T FZRA/SL Media ...Mobile County... Citronelle 1.2 SL/SN Social Media Chickasaw 1.0 SN Social Media West Mobile 0.125 SL Media NWS Mobile 0.10 SL NWS NWS Mobile 0.02 FZRA NWS ...Monroe County... Uriah 8.1 W 1.5 SN CoCoRaHS ...Washington County... McIntosh 2.5 SN Social Media Leroy 2.0 SN Social Media Vinegar Bend 1.75 SL/SN Social Media Frankville 1.5-1.0 SN EMA ...Wilcox County... Camden 1 NNE 2.3 SN CoCoRaHS Camden 2.25 SN Spotter Pine Hill 3.6 WSW 1.6 SN CoCoRaHS --NORTHWEST FLORIDA-- ...Escambia County... Gonzalez 0.1-0.25 SL/FZRA EMA Southern Part of County T SL/FZRA EMA ...Santa Rosa County... Pace 2.4 N 1.2 SN CoCoRaHS Navarre T SL Social Media ...Okaloosa County... Crestview 0.02 FRZA EMA Ft Walton Beach T SL Social Media
Acknowledgements: Page created by Morgan Barry (Forecaster).
LAST UPDATED: January 2018