Over 1 inch of snow recorded in parts of Alabama during rare March snowfall
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From 75 degree weather to severe storms to snow in just 24 hours.
That’s Alabama weather for you.
Even the rarest of events can be written off a just Alabama weather being weird again but snow might be the one thing that gets everybody’s attention. And that was the case Monday morning in the northern half of the state.
Keep reading to learn more details about the rare March snowfall.
Huntsville metro nears record snowfall
While the biggest snowstorm in Alabama’s history did happen in March, it’s still rare to see any kind of accumulation during the month.
But people in the northern part of the state saw the snow start to stick around 10AM Monday and it really started to stack up.
In the Huntsville area, the National Weather Service recorded at least one inch of snow in several places including:
- Triana, near Brindley Mountain: 2 inches
- New Market: 1.8 inches
- Huntsville: 1.5 inches
- Union Grove: 1 inch
The measurement in Triana matched Huntsville’s official daily record of 2 inches set on March 16, 1900.
This came close to the latest snowfall of at least one inch recorded in Huntsville, a record currently held by the 2.1 inches of snow that fell March 22, 1968.
Alabama snowfall totals
Almost everyone in the northern half of the state received a trace amount of snow with people as far south as Alexander City reporting some snowflake sightings.
Here is how some other spots around the state measured up to Huntsville’s total:
- Guntersville: 1 inch
- Baileyton: 1 inch
- Cullman: 0.8 inch
- Elkmont: 0.3 inch
- Birmingham: 0.1 inch (daily record)
There were trace amounts of snow registered in Anniston, officially setting a new record for March 16, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham.
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