Ice Storm in Alabama, January 22 to 23, 2000

A light mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow started on the morning of the 22nd. Several bridges became ice covered and numerous trees received a glaze of ice. Several trees and tree limbs started breaking and falling on roads by 9:00 PM. Scattered power outages were also being reported by late evening. Very early on the 23rd, around 1:30 AM, temperatures cooled off to the point where significant icing began taking place. Numerous locations received icing up to at least one inch. Trees and power lines were downed throughout the area and many downed trees blocked roads. Numerous roads were closed, especially at higher elevations. The Alabama National Guard was activated and dispatched to northeast Alabama to help in tree removal and cleanup. Thousands of customers were without power for several days. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by falling trees. An Alabama man was killed around 3:30 AM on the 23rd when he drove his car into a large mass of tree limbs covering SR 71 near Rosalie. Numerous other traffic accidents were reported and several people had minor injuries.