Incredible SE US snow of 4/25/1910

[GaWx]

 Thursday, 4/25, marks the 103rd anniversary of a truly remarkable weather event that occurred in Atlanta and surrounding areas: an ACCUMULATING snowfall!!! On 4/25/1910, Atlanta received 1.3" of snow, nearby Marietta got 2", and up to 6" fell about 50 miles to the north. The high temp. in Atlanta was only 39 and that occurred shortly after midnight! The low was "31.9" and according to the 4/25/10 Atlanta Journal, "Reports to the weather bureau show that the minimum temperature here Monday morning was the lowest recorded throughout the United States." Also, the paper said that the snow started at 2AM and lasted "several hours."

 According to the 4/26 Atl. Constitution(A.C.), the storm "is 'central' over northern Georgia, and the area of the snowfall covered most of the state of Tennessee, all of Alabama, south to Montgomery; and all of western Georgia, from Columbus to the northern border." Later the paper adds, "The snowfall was not only extraordinarily late, but it fell in greater quantities than at any other time in April during the course of thirty-one years. In April, 1891, on the 4th of the month, a snowfall of 0.6 inches was recorded, but the snow of Monday morning was 1.3 inches." (and 3 weeks later!!)

 To further show the freakishness of this weather, the 4/25 A.C. stated that even all the way up in Springfield, Illinois, "Never before has there been more than a trace of snow recorded after April 15 in this region."

 The 4/27 A.C. had an interesting report dated 4/26 stating, "Yesterday's disturbance, which was centered over the eastern districts of the United States, has developed to the 'westward', a most unusual occurrence, according to the authorities of the weather bureau."

 I looked in a copy of the 4/24 A.C. (the day before the snow) to see whether or not there was any hint at the possibility of snow and there was none. The headline read, "Cooler Weather is the Forecast; Temperatures Scheduled to Take a Drop to Near 40," referring to the morning of 4/24. Then it went on to say, "However, the weather maker promises that beginning tonight (4/25) it will continue to grow warmer, and that it is his opinion that March weather will then have been shoved off the map." As it turned out, January weather followed that night!!!

 

 

 

[DaculaWeather]

Good stuff Larry!

[superjames1992]

I didn't know about this one.  We also have the April 1915 and April 1983 snows.  Any other major late SE storms?

 

EDIT: Well, I guess this year's April major storm in SW VA might count, though it's more common up there (though still rare, I'd suppose).

[dsaur]

I'm ready for some deja vu, but to spice it up a bit, let's make it a nice May snow down to Macon  

Nice reporting, Larry.  T

[BraseltonGAWX]

Fascinating stuff, Larry! I can't imagine what that must have looked like on the bright green new foliage, the fully blooming flowers, green grass, etc. And what did all the chirping birds do for 1 day?

I remember the 3/24/83 surprise snow vividly, but just can't fathom accumulating snow in these parts 1 MONTH LATER!

That's what makes the weather so fascinating for all of us - the chance to see something truly historic like 3/13/93 or 4/27/11 or 4/25/1910.

Makes you wonder when the next historic event will occur . . .