Alabama, 2021

Frost and Freeze in Alabama, April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021 · NWS HUN · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30 for overnight lows.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30 for overnight lows.

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 Apr 1, 10:12 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:12 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
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Event by event

11 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.

Frost/Freeze, Lauderdale

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Colbert

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Colbert forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Franklin

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Limestone

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Limestone forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Lawrence

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Cullman

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Cullman forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Morgan

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Madison

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Jackson

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Dekalb

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

Frost/Freeze, Marshall

When
April 2, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s to around 30, especially in rural areas.

What these are

Frost/Freeze
Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 950218, 950219, 950221, 950222, 950223, 950224, 950225, 950226, 950227, 950228, 950229.