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Winter Storm Grayson Southeast Recap: Snow and Ice From North Florida to the Eastern Carolinas | The Weather Channel
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Winter Storm Grayson Southeast Recap: Snow and Ice From North Florida to the Eastern Carolinas

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At a Glance

  • Winter Storm Grayson brought snow and ice to the Southeast Jan. 3-4, 2018.
  • Grayson was one of the heaviest one-day snowfalls on record in both Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.
  • The winter storm produced the first measurable snow in Tallahassee, Florida, in over 28 years.
  • Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph were reported in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Winter Storm Grayson brought a mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain from northern Florida into the Carolinas Jan. 3-4, 2018.

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Just before 8:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 0.1 inches of snow and sleet was measured at the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee, Florida, making it the first measurable snow there since 1989.

The Interstate 10 flyover at Thomasville Road on the north side of Tallahassee was shutdown due to ice during the morning hours.

Up to one-quarter inch of ice accumulated in Lake City, Florida, between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Some light freezing rain reached the western part of Duval County, and some flakes of snow were seen briefly at the National Weather Service office in Jacksonville.

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Light ice accumulation on elevated surfaces and trees was seen as far south as northern Levy County, Florida.

In Georgia, up to 6 inches of snow fell in Ellabell, 5 inches was measured in Pembroke, 4 inches accumulated in Nevils, and a general 1 to 2 inches of snow had piled up in Thomasville, Vidalia and as far east as Chatham County.

Up to one-half inch of ice accumulation was observed near Folkston, Georgia, and in Brunswick, Georgia, downing tree limbs and power lines.

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Up to two-tenths of an inch of ice was reported in Charleston County, South Carolina, before precipitation changed to snow on the afternoon of Jan. 3.

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Snowfall from Grayson in the Southeast through 7 a.m. EST on Jan. 4, 2018.

Charleston International Airport picked up 5.3 inches of snow Jan. 3, making it the third-heaviest one-day snowfall on record there. It's also the city's heaviest one-day snow event since Dec. 23, 1989, when 6 inches accumulated in Charleston.

Just to the northwest of Charleston in Summerville, a total of 7.3 inches of snow was recorded, the most for any location in the state.

Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport received 1.2 inches of snow, making it the seventh-heaviest one-day snowfall on record there. It's also the city's heaviest snow event since Dec. 23, 1989, when 3.2 inches was measured in Savannah.

In North Carolina, locally a half foot or more of snow piled up in eastern sections of the state, including in New Bern.

Wilmington, North Carolina, saw 3.8 inches of snow which is the highest total there since Jan. 10, 2011 when 3.8 inches was also observed.

In addition to the snowfall, the Outer Banks endured high winds and coastal flooding.

Wind gusts topped 70 mph in Kitty Hawk and Oregon Inlet.

A water rise of three feet above normal water levels was observed on the sound side of Buxton, North Carolina.

A woman passes an ice-covered fountain in New York's Bryant Park, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Frigid temperatures, some that could feel as cold as minus 30 degrees, moved across the East Coast on Friday as the region attempted to clean up from Winter Storm Grayson. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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A woman passes an ice-covered fountain in New York's Bryant Park, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Frigid temperatures, some that could feel as cold as minus 30 degrees, moved across the East Coast on Friday as the region attempted to clean up from Winter Storm Grayson. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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