Heavy Snow in Georgia

Events

711

Deaths

2

Injuries

11

Damage

$1.5 million

• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Georgia, January 9 to 14, 20111 death · 6 injured · $55,000 · 92 eventsOne of the most significant winter storms to affect north and central Georgia in years, but especially north Georgia, began the evening of January 9th and continued throughout much of the following work week.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, February 12 to 13, 20101 death · 6 injured · 97 eventsA full latitude trough was moving through the eastern United States. An associated area of surface low pressure was moving from the central into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. An Arctic air mass lingered across the eastern U.S.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Georgia, February 11 to 13, 20141 death · 75 eventsThe second major winter storm in as many weeks hit north and central Georgia on February 12th. An area of extremely strong cold air damming moved down the Eastern Seaboard and into north Georgia on the 12th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, March 1 to 2, 20091 injured · $1.5 million · 54 eventsA vigorous closed upper-level low, with very cold temperatures aloft, continued to intensify as it moved rapidly southeast from the Midwest into the southeast U.S. from the evening of February 28th into the afternoon of March 1st.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 2 to 3, 200285 eventsOne of the biggest snow storms to affect north and central Georgia since March 1993 began early on the 2nd and continued through mid-day on the 3rd.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, February 9 to 10, 201170 eventsA deep full latitude trough was shifting from the central United States into the eastern United States during this period. Arctic air remained firmly entrenched across much of the central and eastern U.S., but was marginal across the southeast U.S.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 201069 eventsA deep closed upper low was rotating through the eastern and southeastern U.S. from the 25th through the 26th. Ample Gulf moisture was present across the region in advance of the upper trough to support widespread light to moderate rain.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 21 to 22, 202544 eventsA historic winter storm affected the tri-state area during mid January. A shortwave embedded within a larger 500mb trough dove south over Utah before sharpening and moving over the Four Corners region on the 20th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 202241 eventsA powerful storm system brought wintry precipitation along with strong winds > 40 MPH across much of north Georgia late on the 15th and through the 16th of January.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, February 12 to 13, 2010$35,000 · 13 eventsA strong storm system tracked across northern Florida and then northeastward off the Georgia and South Carolina coast.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, March 2, 201038 eventsA deep upper trough was moving from the mid-south into the southeast U.S. An accompanying strong low pressure system was tracking eastward through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Moderately cold air covered the eastern U.S., but the air mass was not of Arctic origin.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, February 1, 200732 eventsA bitter Arctic air mass covered much of the eastern half of the nation on the 1st of February.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 18, 199630 eventsSnow amounts ranging from 1 to 3 inches fell across portions of north Georgia. No major travel problems were encountered because road temperatures were still warm enough to melt most of the snow as it made contact.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 19, 200829 eventsA surface low pressure area was moving northeast through the eastern Gulf. A deep upper trough dominated the eastern United States. An arctic front was moving southeast from the Ohio Valley and western Tennessee Valley.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 23, 200324 eventsLight snow fell across much of far north Georgia as a strong Arctic cold front moved through the region. Most of the snow fell north of a line from Buchanan, to Atlanta, to Cumming, to Homer.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, February 20 to 27, 201524 eventsWith very cold air in place across the southeastern U.S., a fast moving upper trough and associated surface low brought a round of snow to North Georgia beginning during the late afternoon on the 20th and continuing overnight, before ending as light freezing drizzle during the…
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 200821 eventsRelatively cold, Canadian air was in place across north Georgia as a low pressure system moved northeast from the Gulf of Mexico across south Georgia.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 29 to 30, 2010$12,000 · 14 eventsA split flow pattern was observed in the upper atmospheric pattern across the United States during this period. A large upper low was anchored across the northeast U.S. while another upper low was moving east from the south central U.S.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 3, 200017 eventsThe first significant and widespread snow to hit north Georgia of the winter season began around 3 am EST and ended around 10 am EST Sunday December 3, 2000.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 200317 eventsLight snow, mixed with some light pockets of sleet, fell across north central and northeast Georgia. The snow was the result of a strong arctic cold front moving through the region as a weak upper-level disturbance moved over the area.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 3, 201816 eventsA developing surface low pressure system offshore and an amplifying upper level trough approaching from the west combined with unusually cold air to produce widespread significant winter precipitation across southeast Georgia.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 31, 202616 eventsA winter storm impacted much of southeast Georgia with significant snow accumulations and very cold wind chill temperatures. An area of low pressure shifted off the Southeast coast while deepening, ushering in a very cold air mass across the region.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 11 to 12, 199615 eventsA mixture of snow and sleet caused numerous traffic accidents and closed some roads in north Georgia. Amounts were generally around 2 inches, but 6 inches were reported in Clayton in Rabun County.
• Heavy Snow in Georgia, March 20 to 21, 199615 eventsThe first day of Spring saw snow falling in northern Georgia. Amounts up to five inches fell in the northeast Georgia mountains.A snow advisory was issued for an area north of a line from LaGrange to Griffin to Madison to Washington.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, December 12 to 13, 201015 eventsA very deep eastern U.S. trough penetrating well south, even toward Cuba, allowed a bitter cold Arctic air mass to surge into the southeast U.S. This brought some of the coldest weather to north and central Georgia that had been observed in years.

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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.