A deep upper trough and closed low were moving from the south central U.S. toward the mid-Atlantic region.  This system brought widespread moderate to heavy rain to north and central Georgia.  Most areas of the state received two to three inches of rain from this event.  A massive area of Arctic air covered much of the United States east of the Rockies.  However, an upper ridge located across south Florida and Bermuda was helping to steer the majority of this Arctic air just northeast of Georgia.  Nonetheless, the cold air was deep enough initially across north Georgia for the precipitation to begin as a mix of snow and sleet, before changing to all rain by daybreak on the 4th.  Areas north of a Carrollton, to Cumming, to Cleveland line saw on average 1/2 inch of snow.  The greatest amount of snow was reported from Chattooga county with 1.0 inch to 1.5 inches of snow.  Some sleet and isolated pockets of freezing rain were also noted at the beginning of the event.  Since surface and ground temperatures generally held in the 32 to 34F range, no significant travel problems were noted with this event.  Below is a listing of winter weather reports received from north Georgia counties.
Carroll county - a trace of sleet, and a trace of ice accumulation.  Some ice noted on trees around Carrollton;
Chattooga county - 1.0 to 1.5 inches of snow;
Cherokee county - 0.5 inch of snow;
Dawson county - < 0.5 inch of snow;
Douglas county - 0.1 inch of ice accumulation;
Floyd county - 0.5 inch of snow;
Forsyth county - 0.5 inch of snow;
Paulding county - a trace of snow;
Polk county - < 0.5 inch of snow;
Union county - 0.5 inch of snow and 0.1 inch of ice accumulation in Blairsville;
White county - 0.5 inch of snow.

Winter Weather in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 16:30:00 to 04-FEB-11 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported from 1.0 to 1.5 inches of snow across the county.

Winter Weather in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 15:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Carroll County Emergency Management Director reported a trace of sleet and a trace of ice accumulation on the trees.

Winter Weather in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 16:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported 0.5 inch of snow across the county.

Winter Weather in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 16:30:00 to 04-FEB-11 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Dawson County 911 Center reported generally less than 0.5 inch of snow across the county.

Winter Weather in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 16:30:00 to 04-FEB-11 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Forsyth County 911 Center reported 0.5 inch of snow throughout much of the county.

Winter Weather in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 15:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Douglas County 911 Center reported about 0.1 inch of ice accumulation throughout the county.

Winter Weather in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 15:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Paulding County 911 Center reported only a trace of snow in most of the county.

Winter Weather in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 16:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported approximately 0.5 inch of snow throughout the county.

Winter Weather in POLK, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 15:30:00 to 04-FEB-11 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Polk County 911 Center reported generally less than 0.5 inch of snow throughout the county.

Winter Weather in UNION, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 17:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Union County 911 Center reported 0.5 inch of snow throughout much of the county, and up to 0.1 inch of ice accumulation in the Blairsville area.

Winter Weather in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 03-FEB-11 17:00:00 to 04-FEB-11 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The White County Emergency Management Director reported 0.5 inch of snow across much of the county.