Winter Storm, Lauderdale
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Alabama, January 10, 1997
One to two inches of snow fell during a snowstorm that entered into northwestern Alabama before noon. It snarled traffic and icy roadways were blamed for dozens of accidents including two deaths due to cars skidding off roads and into other cars.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $64,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
One to two inches of snow fell during a snowstorm that entered into northwestern Alabama before noon. It snarled traffic and icy roadways were blamed for dozens of accidents including two deaths due to cars skidding off roads and into other cars. The storm exited the eastern part of the state around 8:00 pm CST. One of the factors that caused problems was the rapid entry of Arctic air which helped to create icy conditions as the precipitation was ending especially in the area from Florence to Huntsville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Colbert
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lawrence
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Limestone
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dekalb
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Ohio, January 10 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1997
- Storm Surge in Maine, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 20, 1997
- Cold in Kentucky, January 10 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5588180, 5588181, 5588182, 5588183, 5588184, 5588185, 5588186, 5588187, 5588188, 5588189.