Georgia, 2000

Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 19, 2000

December 19, 2000 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

The latest in a sprightly succession of Arctic cold fronts crossed the region on the 18th and 19th. Abundant low level moisture and an upper level disturbance riding over the new surge of cold air provided the ingredients for the latest round of snow.

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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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.

The latest in a sprightly succession of Arctic cold fronts crossed the region on the 18th and 19th. Abundant low level moisture and an upper level disturbance riding over the new surge of cold air provided the ingredients for the latest round of snow. Snow was especially heavy in the mountains, where 5 to 6 inches were reported in the mountains of Rabun County, northwest of Clayton, and in Habersham County, where 4 inches was received 2 miles southwest of Tallulah Falls. Accumulations elsewhere ranged from a dusting in Elbert County to nearly 2 inches around Toccoa in Stephens County.

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Rabun

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Rabun forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Habersham

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Habersham forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Elbert

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Elbert forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hart

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Hart forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Stephens

When
December 19, 2:00 AM EST to 8:00 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

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 5177035, 5177036, 5177037, 5177038, 5177039, 5177040.