Alabama, 2010

Winter Weather in Alabama, February 14, 2010

February 14, 2010 · NWS HUN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Snow showers developed in a warm advection zone during the early morning hours on the 14th. The snow showers mixed at times with rainfall before changing to all rain by late morning.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 HUN wrote it up.

Snow showers developed in a warm advection zone during the early morning hours on the 14th. The snow showers mixed at times with rainfall before changing to all rain by late morning. Quick bursts of moderate to heavy snow were reported resulting in isolated accumulation of up to 2 inches in portions of northeast Alabama. Some accidents due to the slick conditions were reported.

What forecasters said that day

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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 14, 5:40 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 5:40 AM CST, 20 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Marshall

When
February 14, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall accumulation just below an inch occurred across portions of the county. The highest total of 0.8 inches reported occurred in Grant.

Winter Weather, Madison

When
February 14, 6:30 AM CST to 10:25 AM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Between a trace and 1.5 inches of snowfall accumulation occurred across the county. The highest snowfall total of 1.5 inches was observed in New Market.

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
February 14, 7:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trace to half an inch of snowfall accumulation was reported in portions of the county.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 214852, 214849, 214851.