Event narrative (NOAA)
A wintry mix of light to moderate sleet and freezing rain affected the county from mid morning on the 27th into the overnight hours, and into the early morning hours on the 28th. The wintry mix eventually changed over to all snow from west to east during the morning hours on the 28th, and persisted into the afternoon hours. Sleet accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches countywide, along with widespread ice accumulations of one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch due to freezing rain. Snowfall accumulations on top of the sleet and ice ranged from 1 to 5 inches, heaviest over western portions of the county, where stout north to northeast winds resulted in some blowing and drifting of snow. Unfortunately, a 22-year-old man was critically injured when the motorcycle he was driving hit a snow
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.