Georgia, 2000

Ice Storm in Georgia, January 29 to 30, 2000

January 29 to 30, 2000 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Weakening low pressure in the Ohio River Valley, developing low pressure along the Gulf Coast and cold, arctic air in place across the Carolinas resulted in an icy mess across northeast Georgia. Light freezing rain and sleet spread north across the area by noon on the 29th.

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.

Weakening low pressure in the Ohio River Valley, developing low pressure along the Gulf Coast and cold, arctic air in place across the Carolinas resulted in an icy mess across northeast Georgia. Light freezing rain and sleet spread north across the area by noon on the 29th. The precipitation became mainly freezing rain by late afternoon and ice accumulated to damaging levels by 9 pm. Ice accrual between 1/4 and 1/2 inch brought trees and power lines down and resutled in scattered to numerous power outages. Particularly hard hit was Elbert county where the storm was described to be "the worst in 20 years."

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Elbert

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Elbert forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Franklin

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Habersham

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Habersham forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Hart

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Hart forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Rabun

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Rabun forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Stephens

When
January 29, 9:00 PM EST to January 30, 6:00 PM 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

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

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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: 5129517, 5129518, 5129519, 5129520, 5129521, 5129522.