Snow showers developed during the afternoon hours beneath a strong upper level system. The showers deposited total snow amounts of a quarter to one half inch in some areas.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Snow showers developed during the afternoon hours beneath a strong upper level system. The showers deposited total snow amounts of a quarter to one half inch in some areas. Flurries and light snow showers continued during the overnight hours on the 15th into the morning hours of the 16th. An additional wave of snow showers developed around 6 am on the 16th. Northwest flow across Lake Wheeler produced some enhanced snowfall atop Brindley mountain in eastern Morgan and Marshall Counties where up to an inch was reported. Numerous wrecks were reported due to the slick conditions.
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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 15, 11:31 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
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A trace to one quarter of an inch of snowfall occurred in portions of Lauderdale county.
Between a trace and one half of an inch of snowfall fell across the county.
Eastern portions of the county on Brindley mountain received between one half and one inch of snowfall from Lake effect snow showers. Around 1 inch fell in the Morgan City area.
Lake enhanced snowfall developed during the late evening hours from Arab to Union Grove to Guntersville on Brindley mountain. This produced an additional one half to one inch of snowfall in these areas.
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, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 214908, 216154, 214910, 214909.