As a strong upper low moved across the area, flurries and bands of light snowfall developed during the early morning hours on December 26th, affecting much of Central Alabama through the day. Flurries as far south as Troy, one inch accumulations across northwest Central Alabama, and a dusting at many locations in between were reported.
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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.
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
As a strong upper low moved across the area, flurries and bands of light snowfall developed during the early morning hours on December 26th, affecting much of Central Alabama through the day. Flurries as far south as Troy, one inch accumulations across northwest Central Alabama, and a dusting at many locations in between were reported. Gusty northwesterly winds combined with the light snowfall to bring visibilities down to around one mile at times.
Roadways were slick from the Christmas Day snowfall. As the additional light snowfall combined with temperatures near or below freezing, travel conditions remained hazardous. Travel was discouraged across much of the area. With below freezing temperatures, snow remained on the ground for several days in parts of north Central Alabama.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 25, 5:55 PM CST, 8 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
One inch of snowfall occurred on Dec 26th, on top of 3 inches of accumulation from the previous day.
Light snowfall resulted in a dusting and reduced visibilities at times.
Light snowfall resulted in a dusting and reduced visibilities at times.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
Light snowfall resulted in a dusting and reduced visibilities at times.
Light snowfall resulted in a dusting and reduced visibilities at times.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
As a result of light snowfall, roadways remained icy making travel hazardous.
Light snowfall resulted in a dusting and reduced visibilities at times.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, December 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 277642, 277643, 277644, 277648, 277649, 277645, 277646, 277650, 277651, 277652, 277653, 277654, 277655, 277647.