February Snowfall and the Record Books

Strong to Severe Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heavy Rain and Flooding in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and Kentucky this afternoon into tonight. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding today and tonight from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1011 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...3RD GREATEST SNOWFALL EVENT AT AUGUSTA... ...6TH GREATEST SNOWFALL EVENT AT COLUMBIA... THE SNOWSTORM THAT AFFECTED THE MIDLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA PRODUCED SOME OF THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ON RECORD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL AT THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 8.6 INCHES. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 8.0 INCHES. IT WAS THE LARGEST SNOWFALL TO AFFECT THE REGION SINCE THE SNOWSTORM OF FEBRUARY 1973...NEARLY FOUR DECADES AGO. HERE ARE THE TOP 10 SNOW EVENTS FOR COLUMBIA: 16.0 INCHES...FEBRUARY 9-10 1973 11.8 INCHES...FEBRUARY 11-14 1899 11.7 INCHES...FEBRUARY 25-26 1914 11.3 INCHES...FEBRUARY 24-25 1894 8.8 INCHES...DECEMBER 10-11 1958 8.6 INCHES...FEBRUARY 12-13 2010 8.5 INCHES...FEBRUARY 11-12 1895 8.1 INCHES...FEBRUARY 10-11 1912 6.3 INCHES...FEBRUARY 23 1901 6.2 INCHES...JANUARY 29-30 1936 HERE ARE THE TOP 10 SNOW EVENTS FOR AUGUSTA: 14.0 INCHES...FEBRUARY 9-10 1973 10.5 INCHES...FEBRUARY 25-26 1914 8.0 INCHES...FEBRUARY 12 2010 6.7 INCHES...FEBRUARY 12-13 1899 6.5 INCHES...FEBRUARY 10-11 1912 5.3 INCHES...FEBRUARY 23 1901 4.3 INCHES...JANUARY 13 1912 4.2 INCHES...FEBRUARY 6 1980 4.0 INCHES...JANUARY 2-3 2002 4.0 INCHES...DECEMBER 29 1880 PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR COLUMBIA GO BACK TO 1878 AND FOR AUGUSTA BACK TO 1871. $$