Heavy Snow, Rabun
- When
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 11, 1996
Heavy snow began to fall late in the afternoon and early in the evening. This snow only fell for about four hours but accumulated to a depth of 7 inches in Rabun county with up to 4 inches in Habersham and Stephens counties.
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.
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- Wind
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- 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.
Heavy snow began to fall late in the afternoon and early in the evening. This snow only fell for about four hours but accumulated to a depth of 7 inches in Rabun county with up to 4 inches in Habersham and Stephens counties. The snow was a little later and did not last as long in Frankiln, Hart and Elbert counties where a little freezing rain was mixed in. However, a number of traffic accidents resulted from the icy conditions. This snow was not nearly as much of a problem as the storm earlier in the week. Relatively warm weather followed the snow which resulted in rapid melting.
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
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stephens
- When
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Franklin
- When
- January 11, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hart
- When
- January 11, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elbert
- When
- January 11, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (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
- Tornado in Alabama, January 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, January 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 11, 1996
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537465, 5537466, 5537467, 5537468, 5537469, 5537470.