A modified Arctic air mass remained over the region during mid-February. Meanwhile, a weak upper disturbance passed over the cold air.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A modified Arctic air mass remained over the region during mid-February. Meanwhile, a weak upper disturbance passed over the cold air. This resulted in light precipitation, mostly in the form of light snow, across the far northern counties of Georgia. Accumulations of snow were generally confined to areas north and east of an Ellijay, to Dawsonville, to Dahlonega line. Much of the snow melted within a few hours of falling as temperatures remained near or just above the freezing mark throughout the event.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 17, 5:01 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 .SHORT TERM... SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FAIRLY WELL ORGANIZED WAVE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE OH AND TN VALLEYS AT THE MOMENT. THIS WAVE AND ITS ASSOCIATED TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ELONGATED THIS EVENING AND BRING SOME RAIN/SNOW TO N GA. THE MODELS SHOW IT WEAKENING AND SPEEDING UP AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT BUT WILL STILL SEE SOME PRECIP FROM IT. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF AMOUNTS AS THE MODELS SHOW THE MAJORITY OF THE MOISTURE BELOW 700 MB. WITH NO UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND IT CLEARING THE AREA BY 12 SUN SHOULD ONLY SEE LIGHT SHOWERS MIXING WITH SNOW TURNING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF AN ATL TO AHN LINE. BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE SUN WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING BEHIND THE WAVE PASSAGE COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES. INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW (NW WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH) SHOULD MEET WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS EASTWARD. ALSO EXPECTING RH VALUES TO BE LESS THAN 25% ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA SO WITH THIS IN MIND WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY DURING THE DAY SUN. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A SLIGHT WARM UP MON/TUE. .LONG TERM... LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS IN ACROSS GA SUN AND CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH TUE MORNING. THIS RIDGE SLIDES OFF THE EAST COAST SETTING UP WARM NEAR ZONAL FLOW FOR TUE INTO WED. THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT GETS CAUGHT UP IN THIS ZONAL FLOW AND SHOULD BRING US OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIP TUE/WED. WITH THE WARM ZONAL FLOW SEATING UP TEMPS WILL REBOUND RATHER QUICKLY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 50S ON TUE AND THE 60S WED THROUGH FRI. AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE INSTABILITY INDICES ARE FAIRLY WEEK AND MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM. WILL KEEP ISOLATED THUNDER IN THE FORECAST AS LIFTED INDICES GET DOWN TO -1 WED BUT WITH CAPES NEVER GETTING ABOVE 300 SHOULD ONLY SEE GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS...NO SEVERE. THIS WAVE FINALLY EXITS THE AREA THU AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILD BACK IN THROUGH FRI. && .FIRE WEATHER... VERY LOW RH VALUES EXPECTED SUN WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA. FUEL MOISTURES ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALSO LOW AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW AGAIN TOMORROW WITH WINDS DRYING THINGS OUT. && .AVIATION... EXPECT THE MVFR CIGS...NOW MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AL...TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING...REACHING THE ATL AREA BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z. THESE CLOUDS ARE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT IN THE STRONG CAA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ATL AREA JUST SHORTLY AFTER 00Z AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE TAF SITES BY 06Z. EXPECT CIGS TO DROP 1500 TO 2500 FEET AFTER THE FROPA. THE CIGS IN AHN WILL BE SHORT LIVED DUE TO DOWNSLOPING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT APPROACHES BUT INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 KTS. VERY DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE CWA AFT 06Z AND THIS WILL AN INCREASE IN THE CIGS HEIGHTS AND BY 12Z EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ALL SITES. WITH GOOD MIXING IN THE MORNING ALONG WITH THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG CAA...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30KTS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY ALL AREAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 29 48 26 54 36 / 20 10 0 5 0 ATLANTA 25 44 27 55 39 / 20 5 0 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 25 40 18 53 32 / 30 10 0 5 5 CARTERSVILLE 23 44 20 55 35 / 30 5 0 5 10 COLUMBUS 31 50 27 61 40 / 10 5 0 5 5 GAINESVILLE 27 45 25 54 38 / 30 10 0 5 5 MACON 26 52 24 61 35 / 10 5 0 5 0 ROME 25 47 22 57 36 / 40 5 0 5 10 PEACHTREE CITY 23 45 22 58 34 / 20 5 0 5 5 VIDALIA 35 50 27 57 36 / 10 5 0 5 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE... CLARKE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK... GREENE...HANCOCK...HARRIS...HENRY...HOUSTON...JASPER... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON... MADISON...MARION...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE... NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...PUTNAM... ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS... UPSON...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER... WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY... BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP... DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL... FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK... GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON... HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...LUMPKIN... MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE... OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK... PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR... TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON... WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER... WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY... BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP... DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL... FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK... GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON... HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...LUMPKIN... MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE... OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK... PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR... TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON... WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER... WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. && 01/17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 515 AM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-181015- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 515 AM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TODAY...PUSHING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE REST OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The Fannin county 911 center reported around 1.0 inch of snow, which quickly melted after 1 am EDT.
The Union county 911 Center reported that 1 to 2 inches of snow had fallen across parts of the county, especially in the higher elevations. A few problems had been noted on the roads, but conditions improved after 2 am EDT.
The Towns county 911 Center reported that an inch of so of snow earlier had resulted in problems on Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway in the higher elevations of western Towns county. Otherwise, conditions improved after 2 am EDT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 2007
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: 17564, 17565, 17566.