Heavy Snow, Rabun
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Georgia, February 3, 1996
Snow accumulated to several inches during the late afternoon and night. As much as 4 inches was reported in Stephens county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Snow accumulated to several inches during the late afternoon and night. As much as 4 inches was reported in Stephens county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Habersham
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Franklin
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hart
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stephens
- When
- February 3, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536416, 5536417, 5536418, 5536419, 5536420, 5536421.