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Event Details
| Event | Winter Weather |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | COLBERT |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 03/01/2009 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 03/01/2009 07:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Moisture and strong lift produced by a deepening low pressure system over Georgia moved west into northern Alabama after midnight on March 1st. With freezing or below freezing temperatures in place, widespread snowfall began after midnight on the 31st and continued through the afternoon hours on the 1st in some counties. Accumulations of between half an inch and 1 inch occurred across much of northern Alabama. In addition, portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Limestone, and Cullman counties received heavy snowfall over two inches. The heaviest snowfall occurred in northwestern portions of Lauderdale county, where over 4 inches of snow fell. |
| Event Narrative | Light to moderate snowfall produced around 1 inch of snowfall to 2 inches across Colbert county. The heaviest snowfall around 2 inches fell in western portions of the county. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LAUDERDALE (ZONE) | LAUDERDALE (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLBERT (ZONE) | COLBERT (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIMESTONE (ZONE) | LIMESTONE (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FRANKLIN (ZONE) | FRANKLIN (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CULLMAN (ZONE) | CULLMAN (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 02:20 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MORGAN (ZONE) | MORGAN (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 06:52 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MADISON (ZONE) | MADISON (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 06:53 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | AL | 03/01/2009 | 06:53 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
