Winter Storm, Stephens
- When
- January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Georgia, January 6 to 7, 1996
Rain gradually changed over to freezing rain and snow resulting in accumulations ranging from an inch or two in Hart and Elbert counties to 2 to 3 inches in Franklin and Stephens counties. Extremely cold weather and windy conditions followed the snow in all of northeast Georgia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Rain gradually changed over to freezing rain and snow resulting in accumulations ranging from an inch or two in Hart and Elbert counties to 2 to 3 inches in Franklin and Stephens counties. Extremely cold weather and windy conditions followed the snow in all of northeast Georgia. winds chills dropped to 20 degrees below zero or colder in the mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hart
- When
- January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Elbert
- When
- January 6, 9:00 PM EST to January 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Delaware, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 1996
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 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: 5537460, 5537461, 5537462, 5537463.