On this date in U.S. weather history, January 8, from the National Weather Service
IN 1973…AN INCREDIBLE ICE STORM PARALYZED ATLANTA
GEORGIA FOR 3 DAYS. SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED
WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $25 MILLION. NORTHERN GEORGIA
WAS COATED WITH INCREDIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM
1 TO 4 INCHES.AROUND 300,000 PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT POWER
FOR A WEEK. ON THE 7TH…ATLANTA HAD BEEN HIT BY A 2-HOUR SPAN OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW THAT
PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCH WATER EQUIVALENTS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9
PM AS TEMPERATURES HOVERED AROUND FREEZING.
Source: National Weather Service, Wichita, Kan. Forecast Office.
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