Georgia, 2020Winter Weather in Georgia, November 30, 2020
November 30, 2020 · NWS FFC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Cold air spilling into north Georgia behind a strong low pressure center and associated cold front produced a period of light snow across portions of north Georgia during the evening of November 30 into the early morning of December 1.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Cold air spilling into north Georgia behind a strong low pressure center and associated cold front produced a period of light snow across portions of north Georgia during the evening of November 30 into the early morning of December 1.
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 Nov 30, 3:23 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:23 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 5:54 PM EST, 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
554 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020
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554 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.
.DAY ONE...Tonight...
Snow showers are expected across portions of north Georgia this
evening into tonight. Accumulations up to 2 inches are possible in
higher elevations and up to 1 inch across the rest of the
recently expanded Winter Weather Advisory area, now expanding
along and north of a Rome to Canton to Cleveland line. This could
lead to some hazardous driving conditions.
Breezy winds combined with abnormally cold temperatures tonight
and Tuesday morning will also drop wind chill values to the teens
and lower 20s.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...
There is a small chance for some snow mixed with rain Friday
night into Saturday morning in far north Georgia, but only
minimal snow accumulation is currently expected. Otherwise, no
hazardous weather is expected through Sunday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of winter weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 2:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Paulding
- When
- November 30, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A National Weather Service COOP observer reported a quarter of an inch of snow northeast of Dallas during the evening of November 30 and the early morning of December 1.
Winter Weather, Pickens
- When
- November 30, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A CoCoRaHS observer reported a tenth of an inch of snow northeast of Nelson during the evening of November 30 and the early morning of December 1.
Winter Weather, Fannin
- When
- November 30, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Fannin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A CoCoRaHS observer reported an inch and a half of snow west northwest of Blue Ridge during the evening of November 30 and the early morning of December 1.
- 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.
- Strong Wind in Alabama, November 30, 20202 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 30, 2020$100,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 30, 20201 injured · $70,000 · 70 kt wind · 14 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 30, 2020EF0 · 45 events
- Winter Weather in Ohio, November 30, 202029 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maryland, November 30, 2020$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, November 30, 202019 events
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, November 30, 20201 injured · $7,000 · 5 events
- Flooding in Virginia, November 30, 202010 events
- Winter Weather in Ohio, November 30, 202010 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 30, 20209 events
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, November 30, 20208 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: 929278, 929279, 929280.