Heavy Snow, Elbert
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow in Georgia, November 19, 2000
Light to moderate snow started in the mountains and spread southeast, lasting throughout the day. Generally 1 to 3 inches of snow were reported, but some isolated areas in the mountains of Rabun county may have had a little more.
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.
- 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
- 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.
Light to moderate snow started in the mountains and spread southeast, lasting throughout the day. Generally 1 to 3 inches of snow were reported, but some isolated areas in the mountains of Rabun county may have had a little more.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Franklin
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow, Habersham
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow, Hart
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow, Rabun
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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)
Heavy Snow, Stephens
- When
- November 19, 6:00 AM EST to 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
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 19 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, November 19, 2000
- Blizzard in Minnesota, November 19, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, November 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: 5166387, 5166388, 5166389, 5166390, 5166391, 5166392.