Alabama, 2022Winter Weather in Alabama, December 26, 2022
December 26, 2022 · NWS HUN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Light snow developed during the early to mid afternoon hours of the 26th, and ended during the early evening hours. Snowfall amounts from a dusting to just under an inch were reported.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Light snow developed during the early to mid afternoon hours of the 26th, and ended during the early evening hours. Snowfall amounts from a dusting to just under an inch were reported. The greatest snow amounts were in north central and northeast Alabama, including the Huntsville metro area. Due to very cold road surface temperatures, traffic on area roadways resulted in melting and immediate refreezing of moisture on roadways. Hundreds if not thousands of motorists were stranded for several hours in the Huntsville metro area, and most likely in other parts of north central and northeast Alabama, due to the icy and impassible road conditions that developed. Many roads were closed and deemed impassible, and this lasted throughout the night and into the morning hours of the 27th on untreated surfaces. Improvement occurred rapidly by late morning on the 27th as temperatures warmed well above the freezing mark.
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- December 26, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light snow fell during the afternoon hours. Accumulation was less than an inch at most locations. However, due to the recent bitterly cold weather, road surface temperatures were also very cold. The melted snowfall on traveled roadways refroze into black ice very quickly. This resulted in severe travel conditions and disruptions, stranding numerous travelers across the area.
Winter Weather, Morgan
- When
- December 26, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light snow fell during the afternoon hours. Accumulation was less than an inch at most locations. However, due to the recent bitterly cold weather, road surface temperatures were also very cold. The melted snowfall on traveled roadways refroze into black ice very quickly. This resulted in severe travel conditions and disruptions, stranding numerous travelers across the area.
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- December 26, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light snow fell during the afternoon hours. Accumulation was less than an inch at most locations. However, due to the recent bitterly cold weather, road surface temperatures were also very cold. The melted snowfall on traveled roadways refroze into black ice very quickly. This resulted in severe travel conditions and disruptions, stranding numerous travelers across the area.
Winter Weather, Marshall
- When
- December 26, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light snow fell during the afternoon hours. Accumulation was less than an inch at most locations. However, due to the recent bitterly cold weather, road surface temperatures were also very cold. The melted snowfall on traveled roadways refroze into black ice very quickly. This resulted in severe travel conditions and disruptions, stranding numerous travelers across the area.
- 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.
- High Wind in Oregon, December 26 to 28, 20224 deaths · 2 injured · $7.0 million · 75 kt wind · 11 events
- Avalanche in Colorado, December 26, 20221 death · 1 event
- Flooding and High Wind in California, December 26 to 30, 20223 injured · $61,000 · 59 kt wind · 79 events
- High Wind in Washington, December 26 to 28, 2022$100,000 · 90 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 26, 20223 injured · 7 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 26, 20221 injured · 22 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, December 26 to 28, 2022$25,000 · 77 kt wind · 6 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 26, 20222 injured · 6 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 26, 202219 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 26 to 28, 202265 kt wind · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 26 to 27, 202295 kt wind · 8 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Montana, December 26 to 27, 202258 kt wind · 6 events
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: 1071960, 1071967, 1071962, 1071966.