Georgia, 2000

Winter Weather in Georgia, December 13 to 14, 2000

December 13 to 14, 2000 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Low pressure moving northward through the Tennessee River Valley brought abundant moisture into northeast Georgia, over a cold, dense airmass. Northeast Georgia was on the southern edge of a well-defined cold air damming event extending from the northern Appalachians southward through Upstate South Carolina.

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.

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  • Cold
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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.

Low pressure moving northward through the Tennessee River Valley brought abundant moisture into northeast Georgia, over a cold, dense airmass. Northeast Georgia was on the southern edge of a well-defined cold air damming event extending from the northern Appalachians southward through Upstate South Carolina. Fortunately, surface wet bulb temperatures across the region bottomed out around freezing, one reason why ice accrual on exposed surfaces was minimal.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Elbert

When
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Elbert forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain began to fall early in the afternoon on the 13th and continued into the early morning hours of the 14th with light ice accretions.

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 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
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 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
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 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
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 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
December 13, 1:00 PM EST to December 14, 1:00 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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5177027, 5177028, 5177029, 5177030, 5177031, 5177032.