SNOW: December 17, 2000
Sunday, December 17, 2000 Filed in: Winter Wx
Total storm SNOW accumulation for Atlanta: ?
Total storm SLEET accumulation for Atlanta: ?
Total storm ICE accumulation for Atlanta: ?
*** MORE INFO/ANALYSIS TO BE ADDED AT LATER DATE ***
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~385052
An intense and deep negatively tilted upper-level trough rotating through the southeastern U. S., preceded by an evening of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, brought a quick snow storm to much of north Georgia during the early morning hours. The snow occurred along and ahead of a fast moving arctic cold front. Strong northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts and temperatures in the 20s accompanied the snow. Accumulating snow was generally confined to a 2 hour period from 7:30 am to 9:30 am as cold, dry air was quick to filter into the region behind the arctic cold front. Because of the southern extent of the cold air, both at the surface and aloft, snow fell further south with this system than with previous systems this winter season. Snowfall amounts averaged from 1 to 2 inches generally north of a line from Carrollton, to Atlanta, to Lawrenceville, to Gainesville, to Homer, with isolated higher amounts of 6 inches at McCaysville in Fannin county and 4 inches at Hiawassee in Towns county. Trace amounts of snow were reported as far south as Columbus and Macon.
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Total storm SLEET accumulation for Atlanta: ?
Total storm ICE accumulation for Atlanta: ?
*** MORE INFO/ANALYSIS TO BE ADDED AT LATER DATE ***
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~385052
An intense and deep negatively tilted upper-level trough rotating through the southeastern U. S., preceded by an evening of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, brought a quick snow storm to much of north Georgia during the early morning hours. The snow occurred along and ahead of a fast moving arctic cold front. Strong northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph with higher gusts and temperatures in the 20s accompanied the snow. Accumulating snow was generally confined to a 2 hour period from 7:30 am to 9:30 am as cold, dry air was quick to filter into the region behind the arctic cold front. Because of the southern extent of the cold air, both at the surface and aloft, snow fell further south with this system than with previous systems this winter season. Snowfall amounts averaged from 1 to 2 inches generally north of a line from Carrollton, to Atlanta, to Lawrenceville, to Gainesville, to Homer, with isolated higher amounts of 6 inches at McCaysville in Fannin county and 4 inches at Hiawassee in Towns county. Trace amounts of snow were reported as far south as Columbus and Macon.
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