Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 2, 3:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Georgia, January 2 to 3, 1999
Strong arctic high pressure brought a cold and dry airmass to northeast Georgia just ahead of a developing storm system in the southern Plains. As warmer air streamed north over the arctic surface air precipitation fell as freezing rain mixed with a little sleet at onset.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Strong arctic high pressure brought a cold and dry airmass to northeast Georgia just ahead of a developing storm system in the southern Plains. As warmer air streamed north over the arctic surface air precipitation fell as freezing rain mixed with a little sleet at onset. By mid-afternoon the freezing rain accumulated to damaging levels, causing numerous trees and power lines to fall through the evening hours. As a result, there were numerous power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Habersham
- When
- January 2, 3:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hart
- When
- January 2, 3:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rabun
- When
- January 2, 3:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Stephens
- When
- January 2, 3:00 PM EST to January 3, 12:00 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
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Utah, January 2, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 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: 5680764, 5680765, 5680766, 5680767, 5680768.