Alabama, 2026

Winter Weather in Alabama, January 31, 2026

January 31, 2026 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An upper low moving from Tennessee into Georgia produced scattered flurries and light snow showers across Central Alabama during the morning of January 31. While accumulation was minimal to none in most areas, a few counties, including Cherokee and Pike, did see snow accumulation up to a half inch in some areas.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 BMX wrote it up.

An upper low moving from Tennessee into Georgia produced scattered flurries and light snow showers across Central Alabama during the morning of January 31. While accumulation was minimal to none in most areas, a few counties, including Cherokee and Pike, did see snow accumulation up to a half inch in some areas.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Cherokee

When
January 31, 5:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.176, -85.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bands of snow during the morning hours resulted in up to 0.5 inches of snow accumulation in elevated areas of northern Cherokee County.

Winter Weather, Pike

When
January 31, 8:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
31.803, -85.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow showers during the morning hours resulted in up to 0.5 inches of snow accumulation in Troy and surrounding areas.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 1302347, 1302348.