This winter event followed rapidly on the heels of the December 17 snow event.  Arctic air was firmly entrenched across north and central Georgia following the frontal passage of December 17.  Because of the depth and extent of the cold air, both surface and aloft, nearly all of the precipitation fell as snow.  The event was the result of an Alberta clipper system moving rapidly across the region in northwest flow aloft.  Snowfall was more widespread and extended further south with this storm than with previous systems because of the southward extent of the cold air.  However, limited moisture and the rapid movement of the system confined most snowfall amounts to the 1 to 2 inch range.  Snowfall of 1 to 2 inches was common along and north of a line from Carrollton, to Newnan, to Peachtree City, to Griffin, to Covington, to Watkinsville, to Lexington, and southeast of a line from Chatsworth, to Fairmount, to Cartersville, to Dallas, to Cedartown. Only trace amounts were reported further south.  Snowfall around 3 inches was common in the area bounded by Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Jasper, Canton, Roswell, Conyers, Lawrenceville, Dawsonville, Cleveland, Blairsville, and back to Blue Ridge.  Forsyth and White counties reported the most with 4 inches.  Because of the extended period of cold which encompassed the region, the snow stayed on the ground for much of the remainder of the week.

Winter Storm in ROCKDALE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in MADISON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in OCONEE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in UNION, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in FANNIN, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in JACKSON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in COBB, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in NEWTON, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in BARROW, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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Winter Storm in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 19-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-00 10:00:00 (EST)
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