Winter Weather, Dade
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Georgia, February 4, 1998
M. on the 4th , the rain began changing to snow in the northwest Georgia mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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 FFC wrote it up.
By around 1 A.M. on the 4th , the rain began changing to snow in the northwest Georgia mountains. Between 4 A.M. and 8 A.M. the snow had spread southward into counties in the western Atlanta suburbs and eastward into the northeast Geoprgia mountains. It was occasionally mixed with sleet. Accumulations of snow and sleet were generally 1 to 2 inches, with locally higher amounts of 3 to 4 inches. Larger amounts were reported in the mountains. The snow ended or diminished to flurries in northwest Georgia by late morning, and in northeast Georgia by mid afternoon. . The main effect was more than a normal amount of traffic accidents. Schools were cancelled in several counties also.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Walker
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Walker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Catoosa
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Catoosa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Whitfield
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Whitfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Murray
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Union
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Towns
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Towns forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Chattooga
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chattooga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gordon
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gordon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pickens
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Bartow
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Polk
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Paulding
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Cobb
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, North Fulton
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- North Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haralson
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Haralson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Carroll
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Douglas
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, South Fulton
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- South Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coweta
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Douglas
- When
- February 4, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1998
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: 5627215, 5627216, 5627217, 5627218, 5627219, 5627220, 5627221, 5627222, 5627324, 5627325, 5627326, 5627327, 5627328, 5627329, 5627330, 5627331, 5627332, 5627333, 5627334, 5627335, 5627336.