7 inches of snow recorded in Alabama: See what areas were hit the hardest
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The snow may be melting away across the state but I know many of us here in Alabama are still recovering from an eventful Friday. It’s not every day we get to wake up to a snow-covered world here in the South.
But that’s exactly what happened. It wasn’t just a few flurries either as many spots got at least four inches of snow with the highest recorded total at 7.6 inches in Morgan County on Friday, Jan. 10.
PHOTO GALLERY: Snow covers northern half of Alabama
Keep reading to see more of the official recordings from the National Weather Service (NWS) + see some of our favorite snowy sights from around the state.
North Alabama covered in snow
Several spots in the Tennessee Valley woke up to snow but that wasn’t the end of the weather event. Snow continued to fall in many places throughout the day on Jan. 10 and into the following morning.
According to the National Centers of Environmental Information, which is a part of the NWS, six different stations in five different cities recorded at least five inches of snow across the two-day snowfall. Those locations included:
- Somerville — 7.6 in.
- Muscle Shoals — 5.5 in.
- Huntsville — 5.5 in.
- Harvest — 5.3 in.
- Madison — 5.1 in. + 5.0 in.
Two stations in Florence recorded at least four inches of snow on Friday (Jan. 10). Huntsville had a pair of stations record four inches of snow on Saturday (Jan. 11).
Other NWS stations in north Alabama to record that much snowfall across the two days included:
- Guntersville — 4.9 in.
- Decatur — 4.5 in.
- Lexingont — 4.4 in.
- Owens Cross Roads (Madison) — 4.1 in.
- Athens — 4.0 in.
- Lacey’s Spring — 4.0 in.
- Moulton — 4.0 in.
- Priceville — 4.0 in.
A state of emergency was issued for much of the state before the snow started to come down.
Parts of Northport see 4 inches
Central Alabama also saw plenty of snow, probably more than anticipated when we all went to sleep Thursday night. Even though the snow did not continue into Friday night, there was still plenty of accumulation.
A NWS station in Northport recorded 4.2 inches of snow, the most in central Alabama. Other notable totals included:
- Trussville — 3.2 in.
- Chelsea — 3.0 in.
- Inverness — 3.0 in.
- Oneonta — 2.8 in.
- Pelham — 2.5 in.
- Tuscaloosa — 2.3 in.
- Birmingham — 2.0 in.
The southern-most station to record at least half an inch of snow was in Goodwater (Clay County), which recorded exactly one inch.
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