Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Elbert
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
December, 2000 was one of the coldest months on record for Northeast Georgia. Temperatures ran 6 to 8 degrees below normal for the month.
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.
December, 2000 was one of the coldest months on record for Northeast Georgia. Temperatures ran 6 to 8 degrees below normal for the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Habersham
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hart
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rabun
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stephens
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM EST to December 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, December 2000
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: 5168142, 5168143, 5168144, 5168145, 5168146, 5168147.