Snowstorm Number 2 - Timothy Carr - a photo on Flickriver

            Winter Storms January 10th -18th, 1982
Round 3, Snowstorm # 2

Time for a snowball fight!  Timothy Carr ready to launch a snowball toward the camera.

During the weekend of January 9th and 10th, a strong cold front invaded Alabama bringing cold arctic air over the state.  That arctic air was cold enough to send temperatures down to below zero in north and central Alabama during the early morning hours of January the 11th.  The official low recorded at the Birmingham Airport was minus 1 degree at 5 AM. This cold arctic blast will be a contributor to an upcoming, unprecedented weather events in the State of Alabama.

During the early morning hours of the 12th, moisture moved over the state from the west bringing up to 1 inch of snow.  Later that day, another moisture laden system moved up from the Gulf bringing more rain into the already snow covered areas of central and north Alabama.  With temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, the rain changed to freezing rain and sleet.  Businesses and schools dismissed early.  However, the ice begin to accumulate rapidly on the already extremely cold surfaces catching many off guard attempting to travel home from work and school.  Thus, leaving many people stranded on the side of the road.  Traffic soon came to a halt across north and central Alabama.  Overnight on the 12th and 13th, trees and powers lines snapped under the weight of the ice leaving over 750,000 Alabamians without power.   A state of emergency was declared in Alabama as the State experienced one of its worst winter storms of the twentieth century.

Then again, Alabama was hit with another snow storm covering half the state with an additional 4 inches of snow.  The second storm begin late in the afternoon of January 13th and ending during the night of the 14th.  This snow storm was followed by another blast of arctic air sending temperatures back below zero again during the early morning hours of the 17.

In Birmingham, this was the first time since records began in the 1880’s that the temperature dropped below zero twice in one winter.  By the 18th, temperature in the state improved to moderate levels.  The successions of arctic air, ice and snow left behind some grim statistics:  20 deaths, 300 injures and 16,000 people were forced into emergency shelters.  8,000 homes, 25 businesses, 10 schools were damaged with frozen pipes.  The storm damage was estimated at about 78 million dollars.  (Source:  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

925 Village Mill Road, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.  January 14, 1982.

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