Three Inches of Snow recorded in Walhalla

Three inches of snow fell in Walhalla Friday night and into Saturday morning. This was the earliest that Oconee County has received snow in quit awhile, reports Official U.S. Weather Observer Barbara Wilson from her weather station in Walhalla. “We had three inches from Friday until Saturday morning. It was beautiful snow. No roads were blocked. There was probably less in the lower part of the county and more in the northern part of the county. One person asked me if this was the earliest snow we have had and I looked back at records and Henrietta Brandt, who proceeded me, recorded three inches on Nov. 11, 1968, so we have had some snowfall earlier than December.” Amounts may differ where you live. Wilson and her family, the Brandts, have been recording the weather from Walhalla for the National Weather Service for over 100 years. They are the longest active weather watchers and volunteer reporters for the National Weather Service.