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Winter Weather Awareness Week 2007
Monday, December 3 - Friday, December 7

The winter of 2005-2006 was mild, but a half-inch of snow fell across the region on February 12-13, 2006. Fortunately, traffic problems and other incidents were kept to a minimum because the snow fell over a weekend. More winter time pictures from around the area can be found by clicking on the pictures above.

National Weather Service offices in Alabama, including NWS Huntsville, are conducting Winter Weather Awareness Week from Monday, December 3, through Friday, December 7, 2007. The purpose of this week is to call attention to the winter weather that we experience in northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee--yes, we do get winter weather!

The winter of 2006-2007 was relatively mild and dry, but there was a notable snowfall on February 1st that brought around an inch of snow to the region. Another minor icing event occurred about a week later. These types of events can cause travel headaches, but the Tennessee Valley has experienced more significant winter storms in the past, such as:

  • 1993 "Storm of the Century": Huntsville received 7.3 inches of snow, 17.7 inches of snow fell on Valley Head, and a foot of snow was reported in Scottsboro.
  • 1963-1964 New Year's Storm: An all-time record snow event for the city of Huntsville that resulted in 17.1 inches of snow over a 24-hour period.
    (For more information on both events, visit our significant weather event posters page.)

The Tennessee Valley does experience winter weather--and now is the perfect time of the year to check your winter preparedness plans. Make sure your NOAA Weather Radio has fresh batteries in it. Make sure you have a means of receiving winter weather information, and be prepared in case you have no way to travel.

Note: Some of the snowfall and ice accumulation criteria that prompt the issuance of winter weather advisories and warnings will be changing this fall across north Alabama. More information can be found here.

 
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Date Modified: November 26, 2007