Sleet, Banks
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Banks forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet in Georgia, February 1, 1999
A mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet continued from the afternoon of January 31st into the morning of February 1st. Accumulations were mostly in higher elevations on trees and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
A mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet continued from the afternoon of January 31st into the morning of February 1st. Accumulations were mostly in higher elevations on trees and power lines. Road surface temperatures were generally above freezing, but some icing did occur on bridges and overpasses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 sleet. Local standard time, as filed.
Sleet, Hall
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Dawson
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Lumpkin
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lumpkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Towns
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Towns forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Union
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, White
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Sleet
- Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 1999
- Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 1999
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: 5681995, 5681996, 5681997, 5681998, 5681999, 5682000, 5682001.