Georgia, 2000

Winter Weather in Georgia, December 29, 2000

December 29, 2000 · NWS FFC · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

A weak, dissipating, and fast moving upper-level disturbance accompanied the passage of an Arctic cold front across northwest Georgia late in the afternoon and early evening. Light snow accompanied the disturbance as temperatures quickly dropped into the 20s with gusty northwest winds.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
15

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 FFC wrote it up.

A weak, dissipating, and fast moving upper-level disturbance accompanied the passage of an Arctic cold front across northwest Georgia late in the afternoon and early evening. Light snow accompanied the disturbance as temperatures quickly dropped into the 20s with gusty northwest winds. Snowfall amounts were very light with most locations only reporting a dusting. However, Dade county in extreme northwest Georgia, reported 0.5 inch of accumulation with roads covered with snow during the evening.

The radar

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Event by event

15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dade

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Dade forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Bartow

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Bartow forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Carroll

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Catoosa

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Chattooga

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Fannin

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Fannin forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Floyd

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gordon

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Gordon forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hall

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Hall forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Murray

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Murray forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Towns

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Towns forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Union

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Walker

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Walker forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, White

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Whitfield

When
December 29, 6:30 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.806, -84.967 (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

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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: 5176848, 5176849, 5176850, 5176851, 5176852, 5176853, 5176854, 5176855, 5176856, 5176857, 5176858, 5176859, 5176860, 5176861, 5176862.