Winter Weather, Elbert
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Georgia, February 24, 1999
A weak surface low and associated upper air disturbance combined to provide just enough lift to produce light snow across northeast Georgia early on the 24th. Most areas received only a trace to one inch.
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.
A weak surface low and associated upper air disturbance combined to provide just enough lift to produce light snow across northeast Georgia early on the 24th. Most areas received only a trace to one inch. However, there was one band of accumulations between 2 and 3 inches that occurred across parts of Hart and Elbert counties. Roads became very slick, even where only 1/2 inch of snow fell, resulting in numerous traffic accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Habersham
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hart
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rabun
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Stephens
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (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
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: 5688696, 5688697, 5688698, 5688699, 5688700, 5688701.