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All airports from Houston to Jacksonville were closed. Orange Beach, Alabama, was the first sandy landscape of many to turn wintry. ... The previous record was a 3-inch snowstorm in February 1895 ...
The Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Outlook on February 26, 2023 The threat for organized severe weather across Oklahoma and adjacent areas was first highlighted by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) nearly a week before the event, on February 21 with a 15 percent risk area issued for the eastern Texas Panhandle , the western half of ...
December 1 – February 29: Astronomical winter: December 21 – March 19: First event started: November 21, 2023: Last event concluded: April 6, 2024: Most notable event; Name: January 13–16, 2024 North American winter storm • Duration: January 13–16, 2024 • Lowest pressure: 983 mb (29.03 inHg) • Fatalities: 30 fatalities • Damage
September 9–14, 1979: Hurricane Frederic was the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall in Alabama. 130 mph was its wind speeds and 943 millibars was its pressure when it made landfall in Dauphin Island. Frederic's wind gusts also made history, at 145 mph (later tied by Hurricane Ivan). It had the largest eye ever recorded as well ...
February 1 – 0.4 in (1.0 cm) of snow falls in New York City, becoming the latest date for first measurable snow there. [75] Despite the minimal snow, a ground stop was still issued at LaGuardia Airport. [76] February 2 – Avalanche has buried a tourist near Mały Kościelec in Tatra Mountains, Poland. After a few days the men died. [77]
February 15 –Two people are killed after a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Madison County. [2] April 15 – Four people are killed and 28 others are injured by a mass shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville. [3] April 24 – Solar Cycle 25: A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, causing auroras as far south as Alabama.
Alabama is ranked second in the U.S for the deadliest tornadoes. Hurricanes are quite common in the state, especially in the southern part. Major hurricanes occasionally strike the coast, such as Hurricane Frederic in September 1979 and Hurricane Ivan in September 2004; both storms resulted in significant to devastating damage in the Mobile area.
ALABAMA (WDHN) — Alabamaians are encouraged to participate in Alabama’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday that begins on Friday, February 23 and continues through Sunday ...