Winter Weather, Rabun
- When
- January 17, 10:00 PM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Georgia, January 17 to 18, 2009
Snow showers developed across the mountains of northeast Georgia during the late evening, and continued off and on for much of the night, before tapering off on the morning of the 18th. Snow accumulations ranged from trace amounts to amounts of around 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Snow showers developed across the mountains of northeast Georgia during the late evening, and continued off and on for much of the night, before tapering off on the morning of the 18th. Snow accumulations ranged from trace amounts to amounts of around 3 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Habersham
- When
- January 17, 10:00 PM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (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
- Dust Storm in Arkansas, January 17, 2009
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 17 to 18, 2009
- High Wind in Oregon, January 17, 2009
- Wildfire in Texas, January 17, 2009
- High Wind in Oregon, January 17 to 19, 2009
- Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 17 to 20, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 17 to 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 2009
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2009
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 17, 2009
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 17 to 18, 2009
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 2009
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 2009
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 151752, 151753.