Alabama, 2026Winter 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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- 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.
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.
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.
- 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.
- Cold in Mississippi, January 31, 20261 death · $5.8 million · 22 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 31, 20261 death · 1 injured · 17 events
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 31, 202628 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in North Carolina, January 31, 202656 kt wind · 23 events
- Cold in Tennessee, January 31, 202621 events
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 31, 202620 events
- Cold in Alabama, January 31, 202619 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 31, 202616 events
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 31, 202610 events
- Cold in Arkansas, January 31, 202610 events
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 31, 20269 events
- Cold in Indiana, January 31, 20265 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: 1302347, 1302348.