Georgia, 2008Winter Weather in Georgia, January 31, 2008
January 31, 2008 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
S. late on the 31st of January into the 1st of February.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A strong negatively tilted upper low was sweeping through the southeast U.S. late on the 31st of January into the 1st of February. A wedge of cold air remained firmly entrenched across much of northeast and north central Georgia in advance of this storm system. As precipitation moved into the far northeast corner of the state, freezing rain was observed in Union county with a minor accumulation of ice on trees and secondary gravel roads.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jan 31, 6:40 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 6:40 PM EST, 20 minutes before
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- When
- January 31, 7:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
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- Coordinates
- 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong negatively tilted upper low was sweeping through the southeast U.S. late on the 31st of January into the 1st of February. A wedge of cold air remained firmly entrenched across much of northeast and north central Georgia in advance of this storm system. As precipitation moved into the far northeast corner of the state, freezing rain was observed in Union county with a minor accumulation of ice on trees and secondary gravel roads.
- 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.
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 31, 20082 deaths · 2 injured · $1.6 million · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 31, 20082 deaths · 4 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 31, 20081 death · 1 injured · $86,000 · 26 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 31, 20087 injured · $900,000 · 16 events
- Strong Wind in Texas, January 31, 2008$265,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, January 31, 2008$176,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 31, 2008$172,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 31, 2008$135,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 31, 20085 injured · 11 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Georgia, January 31, 2008$70,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Georgia, January 31, 2008$24,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 31, 200822 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 76898.