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Regarding rumors of snow on Tuesday night

Jared Smith / January 26, 2019 at 4:45 PM

GEFS probability for snow through February 3. “So you’re saying there’s a chance.”
Source: NWS Environmental Modeling Center

I’ve received a few questions around the potential for snow on Tuesday night based on the output from a prominent weather app which will remain unnamed. Long story short: I wouldn’t bet on it.

Read on for details…

2018, reviewed: The January Winter Storm

Jared Smith / January 1, 2019 at 5:02 PM

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_0209-1024x768.jpg — Let’s be honest: If it snows like this in Charleston, it’ll top the year’s weather events.

To say 2018 was an interesting (and at times baffling) year in weather in Charleston is really selling it short. It just about had it all: Snow, tropical threats, frigid cold, sweltering heat, rainfall, and (of course!) flooding.

Over the next few days, I’ll be looking back at 2018’s key weather events and trends. Today, we start with the most epic weather event of 2018: The January 3rd winter storm.

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