Winter Storm (Jan. 12) Recap

The winter storm to affect the state on January 12 and early morning on January 13 was enough to cause many school cancellations and delays, among many hours of hazardous travel conditions. Snowfall amounts were only totaling 1-3 inches across the state (graphic below) through the afternoon hours, and with the low tracking over the central portion of the state as it moved eastward it allowed the southern half of the state to even reach above freezing temperatures during the afternoon. This spike in temperatures was enough in some areas to create a crust on the recent snowfall and stop it from blowing as previous forecasts expected. The northern portions of the state did not see these higher temperatures, thus had the snowfall ready to blow when northwest winds picked up at 25-35 mph. Visibilities for much of the afternoon and overnight were held well below one mile, and travel was not suggested for several hours throughout the state.



Winds have now subsided this morning, and roads are being cleared to allow the rest of the day to run smoothly before our next storm system.