A powerful and intensifying offshore storm system was responsible for driving arctic air all the way into Florida overnight with lows dipping towards 20 degrees in parts of the Florida Panhandle and interior-north, 30s across Orlando and central areas while 40s reached all the way to the upper Keys. It sure was a cold and for some, snowy night across parts of the Carolinas. Snowfall ranged from a trace to as much as 5 inches. According to Jim Loznicka WJHG, a rare covering of up to 2.3 inches fell on Myrtle Beach, SC last night. This is said to be the most for the region in 10 years.

As much as 3 inches of snow fell in the Charlotte, NC area while 2 inches accumulated in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of South Carolina.

Check out this amazing satellite image of the snow covering the Carolinas this morning. This image is courtesy of Brad Panovich.

After a cold start in which temperatures fell towards 10 degrees over southern Apalachia where Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas meet, low 20s for most inland areas of the Carolinas and even mid to upper 20s right to the beaches, the mid-February sun done it’s dirty work on the thin snow cover. While highs are well below normal with 30s to near 40 for much of the Carolinas, the strenghening mid-February sun has melted much of the snow.

Here are snow totals according to NOAA across South Carolina and the southern part of North Carolina this morning.

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It was also a cold start across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama this morning with low teens reaching into parts of northern Alabama.

Here were the lows this morning across the US.

As high pressure builds further southeast through this evening, winds will be lighter and under clear skies from Minnesota to central Florida, it should be an even colder night than last for many.

Will have a post later which looks at an impressive Heartland snowstorm situation through this upcoming week.

Stay tuned.

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