Winter Weather, Rabun
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM 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 in Georgia, December 21, 2000
The combination of low pressure moving along the Gulf Coast states and a strong upper level disturbance rounding the base of a deep trof enveloping the eastern half of the nation, resulted in a light glaze of ice for extreme Northeast Georgia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 combination of low pressure moving along the Gulf Coast states and a strong upper level disturbance rounding the base of a deep trof enveloping the eastern half of the nation, resulted in a light glaze of ice for extreme Northeast Georgia.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- December 21, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM 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 21, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM 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 21, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (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
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, December 21 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 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: 5168141, 5177044, 5177045, 5177046.