Winter Storm Pax

Winter Storm Pax Snowfall, Ice Totals

Winter Storm Pax pushed two rounds of wintry weather across the South from Feb. 10 to Feb. 13. The second round produced the heaviest amounts of freezing rain, sleet and snow across the region late Feb. 11 through early Feb. 13.

Pax also brought heavy snow to Appalachians, Middle Atlantic and Northeast late Feb. 12 into Feb. 14.

Below are some notable snow, sleet, and ice reports reports from Winter Storm Pax by state. Northeast states are listed first followed by a recap of the South.

Northeast Reports

Pax Snowfall Totals
Winter Storm Pax snowfall totals. (Note: snowfall contoured in the western Great Lakes and Ohio Valley was not from Pax.)

Rhode Island

10.1" in West Glocester
2.2" in Providence

Vermont

30" in Mount Holly
24" in Shrewsbury
12" in East Montpelier
8.9" in Burlington

New Hampshire

19.4" near Sunapee
12" in Peterborough
10.7" in Keene
9.9" in Concord
8" near Manchester

Maine

17" near Linneus
14" in Greenwood, Mount Vernon
9.9" in Caribou
9.4" in Portland
6.5" in Bangor

Massachusetts

21" in Beckett
16" in Lanesborough, Ludlow
13.6" in Southwick
13.1" in Worcester
12.5" in Savoy, West Springfield
3.3" at Boston Logan Airport

Connecticut

16.8" in Darien
16.2" in Fairfield
13.5" in Milford
12.2" in Bridgeport
9" in Danbury
8.6" in Windsor Locks

Delaware

14.4" in Greenville
14.1" in Newark
12.5" in Wilmington
7.4" in Dover

Maryland

26" in Glyndon
24.8" near Westminister
24" in Owings Mills, Reisterstown
23" in Oakland
22" in Redhouse
20.5" near Frederick
19" near Damascus
11.5" at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)

New Jersey

19.2" in Highland Lakes
14.4" in East Rutherford
11.9" in Newark
11.5" in Camden
5" in Trenton
3" in Atlantic City

New York

27" in South Berne
25.8" in Jewett
21" in Poughkeepsie
14.4" in Albany
12.5" in New York City (Central Park) - Snow rates 3"+ per hour observed Feb. 13.
9.5" in Syracuse
6.1" in Binghamton

Pennsylvania

24" in Millers
20" in Dover
18.8" in Allentown - 17.9" Feb. 13 was third snowiest day on record
11.1" at Philadelphia International Airport
10" in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
9.5" in Harrisburg
6.7" in Williamsport

Virginia

28.5" near Pilot
26.3" in Alum Ridge
23" near Copper Hill
20.1" in Blacksburg (NWS office) - Third heaviest snowstorm on record
19" in Roanoke - Third heaviest snowstorm on record
18" in Winchester
13.3" at Dulles International Airport
7" at Washington National Airport

West Virginia

27.5" in Mount Storm
25" near Cherry Grove
21" in Harman
20" in Montrose
17" in Beckley
14.9" in Bluefield

South Reports

Alabama

Snow:

up to 10" in Cullman
9" in Eva
5.5" in Grant and Rainsville
Up to 5.0" in Cullman
3.9" in Huntsville
1.3" in Huntsville

Freezing Rain/Ice:

0.70" near Bessemer
0.5" near Heflin
0.25" in Center Point)
0.25" in Tarrant

Arkansas

Freezing Rain/Ice:

0.25" in Bradley

Snow

2" snow/sleet in Lake Village

Georgia

Credit: National Weather Service Atlanta, Ga.

Snow:

11" in Ringgold
8.5" in Cornelia
7" in Elberton
5" in Cartersville
4.5" Sugar Hill
5" in Summerville
4" in Blue Ridge

Freezing Rain/Ice:

0.75" to 1" in Augusta - multiple trees, power lines downed
0.75" near Millen in southeast Georgia
0.38" ice in Peachtree City, Forsyth
Up to 0.25" in Fayetteville, Snellville

Louisiana

The biggest impacts were with the second round of Pax.

Sleet:

1" in Farmerville

Freezing Rain/Ice:

1" in Tallulah - accumulating on trees and powerlines
0.5" in Harrisonburg - ice accumulating on trees and powerlines; several accidents and power outages reported
0.3" in West Monroe
0.25" in Homer
0.25" in Shreveport - the National Weather Service Forecast Office lost power and had to transition to using a back up generator
0.23" in Alexandria - the airport sensor lost power and may have underestimated the ice

Kentucky

14" in Jenkins
12" in Mouthcard
12" in Dorton

Mississippi

The highest snowfall totals were with the first part of Pax Feb. 10 to Feb. 11. Freezing rain was more of a problem late Feb. 11 into Feb. 12.

Snow:

3.5" near Corinth
1.5" in Oxford

Sleet:

0.1" in Amory and Merigold

Freezing Rain/Ice:

Up to 1" of ice accumulation in Alcorn on elevated surfaces
At least 0.25" in Yazoo City
0.25" near Natchez with some trees down
0.25" in Kosciusko
0.2" in Vicksburg - some icing on bridges and roadways
0.1" in Starkville

North Carolina

Snow:

21" in Boones Hill
19" in Boonville
17" in Mount Airy
8.4" in Charlotte (3-day Total)
Up to 6" south of Raleigh, 3.7" at Raleigh-Durham Airport
10" in Pollocksville, Bayboro New Bern
9" in Oriental and James City
8" in Bridgeton, Trenton, and Engelhard
7.3" in Asheville
6" in Pink Hill, Maysville, Wallace, and near New Bern

Freezing Rain/Ice:

0.56" in Wilmington; over 56,000 customers without power at one time in the area
0.3" in Bettie - thick coating of ice on tree limbs and powerlines; branches coming down with some power outages reported
0.25" in Durham

Oklahoma

Snow:

6.5" in Alva
3.2" in Enid

South Carolina

Snow:

10" in Clover
7.3" near Carlisle
6.5" in Rock Hill
6.3" at Greenville-Spartanburg Int'l Airport (3-day total)
2.1" in Columbia - First time with 3 straight days of snow since Jan. 1940.

Sleet:

4" in Irmo
2" in Bishopville and Aiken
1" in Sumter and Orangeburg

Freezing Rain/Ice (all Wednesday):

Up to 1.25" ice in Barnwell with widespread trees and power lines down.
Up to 1.20" ice in Aiken with widespread trees and power lines down.
Up to 1" ice in Bamberg, Manning, Orangeburg, Saint Matthews with widespread trees and power lines down.
Icing reported as far south as the Charleston area.