Snow in the Southeast?

It looks like there could be some snow later tonight and Tuesday morning for most of northern southeast locations including Charleston, Columbia, Charlotte, and Atlanta. Some locations could receive more than one inch of frozen precipitation which is significant. The latest models indicate that as a low pressure system moves toward the southeastern coast, colder air will move in behind the system. With the increase in moisture and freezing temperatures, there is a significant chance for wintry weather across much of north and central South Carolina, northern Georgia, and the western half of North Carolina. If you have any family members in those areas, they should see a fairly good amount of snow relatively speaking.

For our area, the majority of the moisture throughout the atmosphere will stay to the north of the Chatham County and Savannah Areas. The National Weather Service in Charleston has actually included a very slight chance of snow/rain on Tuesday afternoon, right now at approx. 20 percent. I tend to concur; however, I believe most of the frozen precipitation will stay out of the immediate coastal empire and low country of South Carolina. The NWS tends to believe this as well in their most recent Area Forecast Discussion. While the threat does exist for a winter mix in the low country of South Carolina and far inland areas of the coastal empire if moisture and cold air is abundant enough, I doubt it will actually happen. So the bottom line for tomorrow--don't get too excited, we're not going to see any snow.

Just a quick note--we'll be tracking the possible frozen precipitation on the Early Waning Doppler HD radar page. You can always get the latest weather information on our website at www.myskidawayisland.com/weather/ and from the National Weather Service at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/chs/.

Have a great MLK Jr. Day!