Winter Storm — South Fulton, Georgia

2017-01-06 to 2017-01-07 · South Fulton, Georgia

Event narrative

County officials and the general public reported around a quarter of an inch of freezing rain across the Atlanta Metropolitan area. Several reports of large branches and even trees brought down by ice were received. The ASOS at Fulton County Airport, Brown Field, reported .24 inches of freezing rain.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of January 6th through the morning of January 7th a fast moving but strong storm system swept across the southeastern U.S. A cold airmass across north and central Georgia combined with rich moisture drawn north from the Gulf of Mexico to produce a mixture of rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow across north and portions of central Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 668193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.