*In 1998, 12 people were killed in Hall and White counties by an early morning tornado which also left 171 injured. Damage amounted to $20 million in 1998 dollars. (EDITOR’S NOTE: There will be a special report on this storm posted here Saturday.)
*Two years earlier, snow fell in northern Georgia on the first day of spring. Amounts of up to five inches fell in northeast Georgia. Up to one inch fell on grassy areas as far south as Atlanta. Numerous traffic accidents were reported, including a 15-car pile-up in the northern suburbs of Atlanta that killed one person.
*And, in 1875, a massive tornado outbreak tore through the Southeast, with Georgia the hardest hit. Several of the tornadoes were of F-4 strength and overall took a total of 96 lives.
(SOURCES: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE & 97.5 GLORY FM)