Winter Weather, Stephens
- When
- December 25, 9:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 2010
A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the piedmont and foothills of Georgia by late Christmas evening. By midnight, precipitation had changed to all snow in most areas, and by the time the snow tapered off to snow showers and flurries on the 26th, most areas reported 1 to 3 inches of snowfall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A developing coastal storm brought a mix of light rain and snow to portions of the piedmont and foothills of Georgia by late Christmas evening. By midnight, precipitation had changed to all snow in most areas, and by the time the snow tapered off to snow showers and flurries on the 26th, most areas reported 1 to 3 inches of snowfall.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- December 25, 9:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hart
- When
- December 25, 9:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Elbert
- When
- December 25, 9:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, December 25 to 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 2010
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather in Mississippi, December 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 2010
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 25 to 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, December 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 273967, 273968, 273969, 273970.