News media reported a fatality due to hypothermia in Huntsville.
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News media reported a fatality due to hypothermia in Huntsville.
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 Feb 21, 11:13 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1113 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 914 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 - Breezy conditions Sunday into Monday with winds gusting 20-25 mph. - Very cold Sunday night through Monday night with overnight lows in the upper teens to lower 20s with wind chills as low as 6-12F early Monday morning. - A warming trend will begin Tuesday, with another chance for showers on Thursday. && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight and Sunday) Issued at 914 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Breezy NW winds are prevailing in wake of a cold front late this evening and are expected to continue for the remainder of the overnight hours. Some light drizzle was noted on radar imagery, but this will dissipate quickly over the next couple of hours. As drier air moves in, cloud cover will dissipate from west to east between 06-09z, resulting in clear conditions by early Sunday morning. However, the aforementioned breezy conditions will prevent any fog development, despite the earlier rainfall. Sunday will be a shock to the system as the northerly winds will reinforce this cool, dry air mass. Don't let the sunshine fool you, high temperatures will be running about 20-25 degrees lower than Saturday, with most locations peaking in the low to mid 40s (with wind chills in the 20s all day long). && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday night through Tuesday) Issued at 914 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Winds will remain breezy Sunday night and with low stratus remaining to our north and east as a weak shortwave clips the area. As a result, a hard freeze will be in store for the Tennessee Valley, with lows in the low to mid 20s being common (and wind chills as low as 6 to 12 degrees)! Monday will be an even colder day as another shortwave trough (and its associated dry cold front) clips the area, with highs barely making it above the freezing mark -- peaking in the mid to upper 30s. Another freeze will be in store for the area Monday night, with lows dropping to the upper Teens to lower 20s. Some gradual relief will be in store by Tuesday as high pressure at the surface begins to build back from the west. Ample sunshine and southerly winds will allow high temperatures to modify into the low to mid 50s in most locations. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through Saturday) Issued at 914 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 Clouds will increase Tuesday night into Wednesday ahead of an approaching frontal system. Despite the cloud cover, southerly winds will help to push high temperatures back into the low to mid 60s. Another fast-moving trough will ripple through the Tennessee Valley Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing medium to high chances (50-80%) for rain showers along and ahead of a cold front. This activity will taper off from west to east Thursday night, with some decent wetting rains of between 0.5" to 1.0" forecast. Thereafter, we will remain in zonal flow aloft and in a mild pattern to close out the month of February, with partly cloudy conditions and southerly winds keeping highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1113 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 In wake of a cold front, gusty NW winds will prevail overnight and through the day on Sunday -- gusting to between 15-25 kts at times. Mostly clear conditions will continue overnight, with some scattered Cu around 4 kft expected to develop after sunrise. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...AMP SHORT TERM....AMP LONG TERM....AMP AVIATION...AMP.24
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
A 71 year old female died of hypothermia. Their body was found outdoors just off of Adventist Boulevard. The cause of death was determined by the County Coroner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Madison | 2026-02-22 | 71 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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