Extreme Cold and Cold in Alabama, January 20 to 22, 2025

Name: Extreme Cold and Cold in Alabama, January 20 to 22, 2025
Start: 2025-01-20T00:00
End: 2025-01-22T10:00
Location: Alabama

January 20 to 22, 2025 · NWS HUN · 27 events in 11 counties and zones

A cold wave resulted in temperatures and/or wind chills dropping to the +5 to -10 range at various times during the period from the 19th through the 22nd, mainly during the nighttime and early morning hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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.

The radar

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Event by event

26 cold/wind chill, 1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale

When: January 20, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to +5 or below during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When: January 20, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -4 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Limestone

When: January 20, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Limestone forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -4 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When: January 20, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -4 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Dekalb

When: January 20, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as 0 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall

When: January 20, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -3 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: January 20, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped at or below +5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: January 20, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as 0 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Colbert

When: January 20, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Colbert forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin

When: January 20, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: January 20, 7:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Cullman

When: January 20, 10:00 PM CST to January 21, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cullman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +4 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: January 20, 11:00 PM CST to January 21, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Dekalb

When: January 21, 12:00 AM CST to 1:00 AM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: January 21, 12:00 AM CST to 1:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall

When: January 21, 3:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +3 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: January 21, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale

When: January 21, 8:00 AM CST to January 22, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +3 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: January 21, 9:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -2 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Cullman

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Cullman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as -1 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Dekalb

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill and/or temperature dropped to as low as +5 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Colbert

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Colbert forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +3 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +3 during this period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind chill dropped to as low as +1 during this period.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill: Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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: 1233140, 1233144, 1233146, 1233151, 1233616, 1233148, 1233152, 1233620, 1233136, 1233142, 1233158, 1233149, 1233154, 1233617, 1233621, 1233614, 1233622, 1233141, 1233159, 1233145, 1233147, 1233150, 1233155, 1233619, 1233137, 1233143, 1233624.