Winter Weather — North Fulton, Georgia

2016-01-22 to 2016-01-23 · North Fulton, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous reports of .25 to .5 inches of snow were received from the Fulton County Emergency Manager, the broadcast media, the public and on social media in the Atlanta, Roswell, Morningside, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Midtown, Palmetto and Brookwood areas. The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported trace amounts of sleet and the public reported .1 inches of freezing rain in Johns Creek.

Wider weather episode

Very cold air remain entrenched across the southeastern states as a deep surface low developed in the lower Mississippi Valley and swept northeast across the southern Appalachians. A wintry mix of some freezing rain and sleet, but mostly snow, covered north Georgia with snow flurries extending as far south as central Georgia. Strong pressure gradient winds associated with this low pressure system produced northwest winds 20 to 25 MPH with gusts of 30 to 40 MPH across north and central Georgia during the day on the 23rd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 613703. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.