Snowstorm 2009 in Georgia

Here is a compilation of videos I took on March 1st, 2009 as a massive winter storm descended on Georgia. The storm immediately began with sleet/snow, and only got worse from there. I wound up getting stranded in Manchester, GA after the blizzard portion of the storm pelted the city with over 8 inches of snow and with visibility at less than 200 feet. (Warm Springs five miles to the north got up to 10 inches) At one point, the storm actually produced lightning/thunder! This was the worst snowstorm/blizzard to hit this area since 1973.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• snow
• snowstorm
• thundersnow
• superstorm
• georgia
• blizzard

[ulcohatchee1959]

Yea it was a nice snowfall, but it doesnt compare to the 73 snowfall in central Ga (18 to 25 inches)

[anb740]

@ulcohatchee1959 In all honesty, I hope we never see anything in comparison to the 1973 storm! I seem to recall that they had predicted only snow flurries for that day. They wound up having blizzard conditions by 10am that persisted into the afternoon hours!

[Silverwolfstarz]

great video

i tought i heard a little thunder at start of the ending clip but that could have been the wind

Blizzard in GA now that unheard of

thanks for posting this video

[anb740]

What you heard at the end was indeed thunder. This storm produced lightning/thunder at a rate that I would normally only see in a supercell thunderstorm! I never thought I woud see/hear "thundersnow" in Georgia!

[GOvolsROLLtide]

That's nothing, your friends in Tennessee get 15 inches every year.

[cyberguy1976]

Thanks for posting this .. I have to post my video from here in Manchester, GA

[roslundb]

enjoyed the video!

[terryejames]

Your videos are amazing!

[Silverwolfstarz]

so you all seen Cloud to Ground Lighting

in that snow Storm

if so that would amazing

i only seen thunder snow In Southern IL one 2 times .

I think that Kind of Weather is Historical

i don't if you agree with me or not

but i think so far 2009 has been History making year in

[NorfolkWestern34]

here is PA it was worse than that, but that is insane for georgia