On Monday, January 27, a very strong arctic front moved through Central Alabama, bringing extremely cold and dry air to the area. Across the north, temperatures dropped through the day and into the 30's shortly after sunset.
Every event with a place to put it; 39 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
On Monday, January 27, a very strong arctic front moved through Central Alabama, bringing extremely cold and dry air to the area. Across the north, temperatures dropped through the day and into the 30's shortly after sunset. Temperatures across the entire area continued to plummet overnight and Tuesday morning, bottoming out in the teens across the north and 20's across the south. Within the arctic air behind the front, moisture spread northward ahead of an upper level disturbance. A mixture of winter precipitation fell across the area beginning Tuesday morning, January 28th. With low level cold advection and precipitation falling, surface temperatures did not warm through the morning. Travel conditions quickly deteriorated as snow, sleet and ice began to accumulate. Brief periods of freezing rain resulted in a light glaze of ice on area roadways and bridges Tuesday morning at the onset of precipitation. As precipitation transitioned to all snow, it melted and refroze quickly on area roadways, further deteriorating travel conditions. In many locations across Central Alabama, snow accumulated on top of a layer of ice. Hundreds of wrecks and hazardous road conditions left thousands of people stranded in their vehicles on area roadways for hours; many remained there overnight Tuesday night. Many others abandoned there vehicles in favor of walking to warm nearby shelters. As temperatures remained below freezing through Thursday, January 30th, there was only slight improvement in icy road conditions. Seven fatalities (indirect) were attributed to vehicle accidents on icy roads in Central Alabama. One fatality (indirect) resulted from a male slipping on ice outside his home. One fatality (direct) resulted from severe hypothermia. Due to the high number of vehicle accidents and vehicles abandoned in favor of walking to shelters, there were likely unreported indirect injuries numbering in the dozens across the affected area.
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 Jan 28, 6:14 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 614 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY... .SHORT TERM... TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FORECASTING WINTER STORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST IS ALWAYS VERY CHALLENGING...AND FRUSTRATING AT TIMES. TODAY'S EVENT IS CERTAINLY SHAPING UP TO BE VERY CHALLENGING DUE TO ONGOING UNCERTAINTIES AND SUBTLE CHANGES THAT CAN LEAD TO BIG DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE MOST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR...OR WHERE THE MOST ICE WILL ACCUMULATE. LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW...LOTS OF RETURNS ARE COMING IN ON RADAR ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND STRETCHING INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. AS THE OVERRUNNING AND ISENTROPIC LIFT CONTINUE TO INCREASE...THE COLUMN WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN FROM THE TOP DOWN. IT'S INTERESTING THOUGH THAT DEWPOINTS ARE SO VERY DRY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AT THE CURRENT TIME...WITH BELOW ZERO DEWPOINTS IN OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES AND SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO SOUTH. IN FACT...THOSE DEWPOINTS ARE WAY DRIER THAN ANY OF THE FORECAST GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY PICKING UP ON. WILL THIS IMPACT OUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM TODAY? WE'LL HAVE TO SEE AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE HOWEVER...OBSERVATION LOCATIONS IN SW MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA HAD SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS...BUT WERE ABLE TO RISE INTO THE UPPER TEENS VERY QUICKLY AS PRECIPITATION REACHED THE SURFACE. WE ARE EXPECTING SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR CWA AS THE COLUMN MOISTENS AND PRECIP REACHES THE SURFACE. THE DRIER THAN EXPECTED AIRMASS MAY ONLY PROLONG THE INEVITABLE BY A COUPLE OF HOURS...AS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WINTER PRECIP REMAIN ON THE TABLE THIS MORNING. HERE'S THE DEAL WITH THE LATEST FORECAST PACKAGE THIS MORNING: THE BEST CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS REMAINED BASICALLY UNCHANGED. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SELMA...TO ROCKFORD...TO WEDOWEE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL (1-3 INCHES OR MORE). THE BIG CHANGE IN THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS MORNING THAT WE ARE NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE FREEZING RAIN/ICING POTENTIAL FOR OUR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE RUC/GFS/NAM AND ALSO SOUNDINGS WITHIN BUFKIT HAVE REVEALED A DISTURBING TREND OF FREEZING RAIN DURING THE ENTIRE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON PERIODS ACROSS PIKE AND BARBOUR COUNTIES...AND A GOOD PORTION OF BULLOCK AND RUSSELL COUNTIES. GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT WARM AIR ADVECTION AT 850MB WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOVING EASTWARD ALONG THE EXISTING COLD FRONT. DUE TO THE WARM NOSE OF AIR ALOFT...WHICH COULD LAST FOR WELL OVER SIX HOURS...ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ABLE TO MELT. THE WARM NOSE ABOVE 0C IS BEING ADVERTISED OVER 6,000 FEET DEEP AT 3PM THIS AFTERNOON. WE'RE STILL CONFIDENT THAT TEMPERATURES AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO RISE MUCH AT ALL DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND WITH PRECIPITATION FALLING THROUGH THE COLUMN WE SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES STAY BELOW FREEZING AT THE SURFACE. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF COLD AND DRY AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER MISSOURI WILL BE TO BLAME. SO...WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION IN OUR ARSENAL THIS MORNING...WE COULD BE LOOKING AT CRIPPLING ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE ACROSS PIKE...BARBOUR...BULLOCK...AND RUSSELL COUNTIES. WE'LL HAVE TO CLOSELY WATCH FOR ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTHWARD AS WELL ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND MACON COUNTIES. SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST FORECAST PACKAGE THAT IS INCLUDING MAJOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS FOR OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...LOTS OF FOLKS MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE THREAT FOR ICING JUST YET SINCE ONLY SNOW HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. IF THE CURRENT FORECAST OF AT LEAST ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE VERIFIES...WE WILL HAVE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON OUR HANDS WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND ROADWAYS THAT WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH...IF YOU LIVE IN PIKE/BARBOUR/BULLOCK/RUSSELL COUNTIES...YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD FINALLY TRANSITION TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET/SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF THE ICE ALREADY ON THE GROUND. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS...YOU SHOULD PLAN TO POSTPONE OR CANCEL THEM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND PERHAPS LONGER. WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING VERY COLD THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...THE ICE COULD STICK AROUND FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FARTHER TO THE NORTH...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW EXCEPT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS MORNING WHERE A FEW SLEET PELLETS COULD BE MIXED IN ALONG THE U.S. 80/I-85 CORRIDOR. REPORTS OF SLEET HAVE ALREADY COME IN FROM MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI AS OF THIS WRITING. WE'RE EXPECTING THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO FALL IN A CORRIDOR FROM SOUTHERN DALLAS AND LOWNDES COUNTIES NORTHEAST TO TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS...AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. 1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE LEAST ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FOR THESE LOCATIONS BASED OFF THE LATEST HI-RESOLUTION GUIDANCE (4KM WRF, HRRR) THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. OF COURSE...THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AS IS FOR NOW...AS IT GIVES A GOOD BUFFER ZONE TO OUR NORTH IN CASE WE RECEIVE ANY SURPRISE HIGHER AMOUNTS THERE. IN TERMS OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WE DECIDED TO INCLUDE CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES INTO THE ADVISORY WITH HIGHER PRECIP AMOUNTS BEING ADVERTISED THIS MORNING A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH. STILL...ONLY A QUARTER TO 1/2 OF AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR. WITH SUCH A WIDESPREAD WINTER WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED...WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BY VISITING ALDOT'S WEBPAGE. WE'LL BE REFRESHING GRAPHICS ON OUR HOMEPAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY TONIGHT WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS AREAWIDE. LOCATIONS THAT HAVE A SNOWPACK OR ICE ON THE GROUND COULD BE EVEN COLDER INTO THE LOWER TEENS OR SINGLE DIGITS. THE SNOW AND ICE WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NOT EXPECTED TO RISE MUCH ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 56/GDG .LONG TERM... WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING WITH AT LEAST WIDESPREAD TEENS. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING FOR FOLKS THAT MAY LOSE POWER DURING THE WINTER STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD PROLONGED COLD FOLLOWING WINTER PRECIP IN QUITE A LONG TIME AROUND HERE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINALLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING AREAWIDE BY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE AIRMASS BEGINS TO MODIFY. THE BIG THAW IS STILL LIKELY BY FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...WITH SOME RAIN COMING BACK INTO THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 56/GDG && .AVIATION... 12Z TAF DISCUSSION. NOT MANY CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE TAFS WITH THIS ISSUANCE SINCE OUR FORECAST REASONING ON THE ARRIVING WINTER WEATHER HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH OVERNIGHT. DID ADJUST THE START AND END TIMES OF THE -SN/-PLSN/-FZRA SLIGHTLY TO BETTER REFLECT CURRENT RADAR AND SHORT TERM MODEL TRENDS. CIGS SHOULD LOWER TO MVFR AS THE LOW LEVEL COLUMN SATURATES AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO REACH THE GROUND. BY FAR THE BIGGEST IMPACT OF THE WINTRY PRECIP WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING MGM AND TOI. DUE TO WARM AIR ALOFT THE PRECIP MAY START AS SLEET...SNOW...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN MIXTURE BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MGM MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. TOI WILL LIKELY SEE LESS SNOW...BUT MORE FREEZING RAIN...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. FARTHER NORTH FOR ANB...BHM...EET...AND TCL LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THESE MORE NORTHERN LOCATIONS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT...AS IN LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. 77/GLEASON && .FIRE WEATHER... A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE. COLD AND DRIER AIR IS MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHWESTERN CONTINUES TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHERE THE DEWPOINTS WILL MIX OUT WITH RH VALUES DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS. AT THE SAME TIME...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WHERE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TOMORROW AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS THIS ENDS EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE STATE CREATING HIGH FIRE DANGER ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED IN THE COMING FORECASTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 27 13 31 14 42 / 60 20 0 0 0 ANNISTON 27 14 32 14 43 / 70 40 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM 27 14 33 15 43 / 60 20 0 0 0 TUSCALOOSA 29 16 35 16 47 / 60 20 0 0 0 CALERA 27 15 33 17 44 / 90 30 0 0 0 AUBURN 29 19 33 18 43 / 100 90 10 0 0 MONTGOMERY 29 18 34 18 45 / 100 80 10 0 0 TROY 30 20 33 14 45 / 100 100 10 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: AUTAUGA...BARBOUR... BULLOCK...CHAMBERS...DALLAS...ELMORE...LEE...LOWNDES...MACON... MARENGO...MONTGOMERY...PIKE...RUSSELL...TALLAPOOSA. HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BIBB...BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS... CHEROKEE...CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA...ETOWAH... FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...MARION...PICKENS...RANDOLPH... SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA...TUSCALOOSA... WALKER...WINSTON. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BIBB...CALHOUN...CHILTON... CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA...GREENE...HALE...PERRY...RANDOLPH... SHELBY...SUMTER...TALLADEGA. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FAYETTE...LAMAR...MARION... WALKER...WINSTON. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 612 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ALZ011>015-017>050-290015- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 612 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CREATE A CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS NEAR AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS TO CLANTON TO WEDOWEE. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WINTER WEATHER SCENARIO. ANOTHER SURGE OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ALABAMA WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO 15 DEGREES OR LOWER IN SEVERAL SPOTS EACH MORNING. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS ARCTIC SURGE OF COLD AIR...LEADING TO HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THESE DRY CONDITIONS COULD BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...AND AGAIN ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR MOST OF THE AREA. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY DUE TO THE DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 winter storm, 15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Sumter County. Snow accumulations up to two inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Greene County. Snow accumulations up to two inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Marengo County. Snow accumulations around two inches were reported across the northern portion of the county.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Hale County. Snow accumulations of up to two inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Autauga county, causing hazardous travel conditions and numerous traffic accidents, and road closures. A light mix of sleet and freezing rain initially fell before changing to all snow. Snow accumulations ranged from two to three inches.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Elmore county, causing hazardous travel conditions, numerous traffic accidents, and road closures. A light mix of sleet and freezing rain initially fell before changing to all snow. Snow accumulations ranged from one to three inches. Two fatalities occurred at approximately 8:00 CST (Indirect, Male, 29 and Indirect, Female, 2) on Highway 14 near Wetumpka, due to a vehicle accident on the icy road. Five others were injured (indirect) and transported to local hospitals.
A mix of winter precipitation fell across Lowndes county resulting in hazardous travel conditions as snow and ice accumulated on area roadways. Snow accumulations up to one inch were reported across the county.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Montgomery county, causing hazardous travel conditions, numerous traffic accidents, and road closures. A light mix of sleet and freezing rain initially fell before changing to all snow. Ice accumulations of one quarter inch were reported. Snow accumulations ranged from one to two inches.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Perry County. Snow accumulations of two to three inches were reported. One fatality occurred at approximately 11:00 CST (Indirect, Female, 64) on Highway 5, due to a vehicle accident on the icy road.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Tallapoosa county. Accumulations of sleet and ice were light through the morning, before precipitation changed over to snow around 11AM CST. Total snow accumulations ranged from two to three inches.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Marion County. Snow accumulation on roadways resulted in hazardous travel conditions.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Lamar County. Snow accumulation on roadways resulted in hazardous travel conditions.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Pickens County. Snow accumulation on roadways resulted in hazardous travel conditions.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Chambers county, causing hazardous travel conditions. Freezing rain caused ice accumulations on area roadways and Interstate 85 early Tuesday morning before precipitation transitioned to all snowfall. Total snow accumulations ranged from two to three inches.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Lee county, causing hazardous travel conditions. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations on area roadways and Interstate 85 early Tuesday morning, before precipitation transitioned to all snow. Ice accumulations of one quarter inch were reported county wide. Snow accumulations up to 2.5 inches were also reported. One fatality (Indirect, Female, 24) occurred on February 2nd as a result of injuries sustained in a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate 85, Tuesday, January 28th. Icy road conditions contributed to the accident.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Fayette County.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Chilton County, causing hazardous travel conditions, numerous traffic accidents and road closures. Snow accumulations ranged from two to three inches. Hazardous road conditions persisted for several days as temperatures remained well below freezing. On Thursday, January 30th, one fatality occurred at approximately 5:00 CST (Indirect, Male, 43) on Highway 82 near Billingsley, due to a vehicle accident on the icy road. Another fatality occurred at approximately 13:40 CST (Indirect, Male, 87) on Highway 22, west of Clanton, also due to a vehicle accident on the icy road.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Dallas county. Snow accumulations of one inch were reported in several locations across the county.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Walker County.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Talladega County. Snow accumulations up to two and a half inches were reported. A male, 71, was found outdoors in Childersburg, suffering from severe hypothermia and later died (direct) on Wednesday, January 29th.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Coosa county. Snow accumulations ranged from three to four inches.
Light snowfall resulted in accumulations up to a quarter inch across Winston County.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Macon county. Snow accumulations between one to two inches were reported across the county.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Tuscaloosa County. Snow accumulations ranged from one to three inches.
A mix of winter precipitation fell across Bullock county with reported snow accumulations between one to two inches. Hazardous road conditions persisted for several days as temperatures remained well below freezing. On Thursday, January 30th, one fatality occurred at approximately 17:20 CST (Indirect, Male, 72) on Highway 239, south of Union Springs, due to a vehicle accident on the icy road.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Jefferson County. Snow accumulations ranged from one and a half to just over two inches. Ice and snow accumulations caused numerous traffic accidents and shut down roadways, leaving thousands of stranded motorists in their vehicles for up to 12 hours or forced to walk to a shelter. One fatality occurred Thursday, January 30th, in Fairfield (indirect, male, 97) outside the home and is believed to be from a fall on icy surface conditions.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across St. Clair County. Snow accumulations ranged from one to two inches. Ice and snow accumulations caused numerous traffic accidents and shut down roadways, leaving thousands of stranded motorists in their vehicles for up to 12 hours or forced to walk to a shelter.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Shelby County. Snow accumulations up to two and a half inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Bibb County. Snow accumulations of up to two inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation fell across Pike county with reported snow accumulations between one to two inches.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Calhoun County. Snow accumulations ranged from two to three inches.
A mix of winter precipitation fell across Barbour county with reported snow accumulations between one to two inches.
A mix of light winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Blount County. Light snowfall accumulations up to one inch were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Cleburne County. Snow accumulations of two to three inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Randolph County. Snow accumulations of two to four inches were reported.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in hazardous travel conditions across Clay County. Snow accumulations of three to four inches were reported.
Light snowfall resulted in up to a one inch of snow accumulation across Etowah County. Snow and ice accumulation on roadways resulted in hazardous travel conditions.
Light snowfall resulted in around one inch of snow accumulation across Cherokee County. Snow and ice accumulation on roadways resulted in hazardous travel conditions.
A mix of winter precipitation resulted in ice and snow accumulations across Russell county. Freezing rain caused ice accumulations up to three tenths of an inch, before precipitation changed to all snowfall. Total snow accumulations up to two inches were reported.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Elmore | 2014-01-28 | 29 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Elmore | 2014-01-28 | 2 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Perry | 2014-01-28 | 64 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Lee | 2014-02-02 | 24 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Chilton | 2014-01-30 | 87 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Chilton | 2014-01-30 | 43 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Talladega | 2014-01-29 | 71 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Winter Weather, Bullock | 2014-01-30 | 72 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Jefferson | 2014-01-30 | 97 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, January 2014
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: 496881, 500989, 500993, 496879, 500995, 500996, 501020, 501025, 496882, 500998, 496823, 496828, 496855, 501002, 501003, 496831, 496864, 500994, 496838, 496875, 500997, 496824, 501021, 496863, 501022, 501329, 496866, 496877, 496878, 501023, 501328, 501024, 496856, 496867, 496870, 496872, 496858, 496860, 501004.