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SO JORDYN WE’RE NOT TALKING REALLY ABOUT WHITE CHRISTMAS IN OUR FORECAST IS MORE LIKE KIND OF A MUDDY CHRISTMAS AROUND HERE, BUT WE HAVE SEEN SNOW IN THE PAST AND DECEMBER IS IT CAN BE AN INTERESTING MONTH AROUND HERE. THAT’S RIGHT, WHITE CHRISTMAS. WE DON’T SEE THAT OFTEN HERE IN ALABAMA. BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, SURE. IN FACT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEFINES A WHITE CHRISTMAS AS ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW ON THE GROUND CHRISTMAS MORNING. NOW, THAT’S A LOT FOR ALABAMA. WE WON’T RARELY SEE THAT, BUT THERE IS SOME SMALL CHANCES THAT’S POSSIBLE. SO I’M GONNA PULL BACK AND SAY, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE’VE SEEN TRACES OF SNOW OVER THE LAST 124 YEARS, SINCE 1900. WELL, LESS THAN A 10% CHANCE IN SPOTS LIKE HUNTSVILLE. THE SHOALS, FLORENCE AND NORTH ALABAMA. CULLMAN COUNTY. WHEN WE GET DOWN TO BIRMINGHAM, MONTGOMERY AND MOBILE, THAT CHANCE DROPS EVEN LOWER DOWN TO LESS THAN 3% CHANCE. SO NOT POSSIBLE OR NOT LIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE THAT BEHIND ME. THIS IS A PHOTO OF A GOOD SNOWSTORM. AND NO, THIS ISN’T MICHIGAN OR OHIO. THIS IS RIGHT HERE IN ALABAMA, CALHOUN COUNTY. THIS PICTURE WAS FROM MICHELLE SEKULIC, AND THIS WAS FROM DECEMBER 8TH, 2017, THE LAST BIG SNOWSTORM THAT WE’VE SEEN HERE IN ALABAMA, 7 TO 9IN IN ANNISTON, 4 TO 6IN OF SNOW IN BIRMINGHAM, AND EVEN UP TO THREE INCHES THERE IN TUSCALOOSA. AND WE’VE ALSO SEEN SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS MORNING, TO BE EXACT. THIS IS THE LAST SNOW EVENT, AND THIS WAS BACK IN 2010. 2.5IN FOR HUNTSVILLE BETWEEN 3 AND 4IN OF SNOW IN COLEMAN EVEN UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IN ANNISTON. SO YEAH, IT’S POSSIBLE. JUST NOT PROBABLE. BUT WHEN WE DO SEE THAT WHITE STUFF FALL FROM THE SKY, I KNOW YOU GUYS TAKE TONS OF PHOTOS. WE WANT TO SEE THEM. JUST EMAIL IT TO ME. JOURDAN DOT WES THAT.COM. OR JUST MESSAGE ME ON FACEBOOK.
What are the chances of a white Christmas in Alabama this year?
Alabama's known for its warm weather, but as the holidays approach, a familiar question arises: Could the state see a white Christmas? Many people dream of a snowy Christmas, but the odds are stacked against Alabama.According to the National Weather Service, snow on Christmas Day is a rare occurrence. What is a white Christmas?The dictionary defines a white Christmas as "a Christmas during which there is snow on the ground," but the National Weather Service has an official definition of "at least 1 inch of snow on the ground measured at 7 a.m. on Christmas morning."These multiple definitions mean some people believe they have had a white Christmas in Alabama!Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport recorded a trace of snow on both the 25th and 26th of 2010. Bluff Park, Hueytown, Trussville, and Bessemer all reported at least one inch of snow that Christmas.The biggest snowfall — and the biggest surprise that Christmas Day — was the 4 to 6 inches over North Alabama.A century of snow Here's a breakdown of the last century of Christmas Day snow in major Alabama cities:Huntsville: Eight snowy Christmases since 1900, with the most recent being a 2.5-inch snowfall in 2010.Birmingham: Three snowy Christmases, with the last trace of snow falling in 2010.Montgomery: Two snowy Christmases, also with the last trace in 2010.Mobile: Two snowy Christmases, with the last snowfall occurring in 2014.While it's fun to imagine a winter wonderland in the South, the reality is that Alabama's climate typically keeps Christmas green. While a white Christmas is unlikely, it's not impossible. WVTM 13 meteorologists have you covered for your holiday forecast here.Video below: Remembering the big Alabama snowstorm of Dec. 2017What about snow for the rest of winter?History is often our best teacher. January, February, and, oddly enough, March usually set us up with our best storms in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Gadsden, Clanton, Cullman, Montgomery, Huntsville, and The Shoals.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Alabama's known for its warm weather, but as the holidays approach, a familiar question arises: Could the state see a white Christmas?
Many people dream of a snowy Christmas, but the odds are stacked against Alabama.
According to the National Weather Service, snow on Christmas Day is a rare occurrence.
What is a white Christmas?
The dictionary defines a white Christmas as "a Christmas during which there is snow on the ground," but the National Weather Service has an official definition of "at least 1 inch of snow on the ground measured at 7 a.m. on Christmas morning."
These multiple definitions mean some people believe they have had a white Christmas in Alabama!
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport recorded a trace of snow on both the 25th and 26th of 2010. Bluff Park, Hueytown, Trussville, and Bessemer all reported at least one inch of snow that Christmas.
The biggest snowfall — and the biggest surprise that Christmas Day — was the 4 to 6 inches over North Alabama.
A century of snow
Here's a breakdown of the last century of Christmas Day snow in major Alabama cities:
- Huntsville: Eight snowy Christmases since 1900, with the most recent being a 2.5-inch snowfall in 2010.
- Birmingham: Three snowy Christmases, with the last trace of snow falling in 2010.
- Montgomery: Two snowy Christmases, also with the last trace in 2010.
- Mobile: Two snowy Christmases, with the last snowfall occurring in 2014.
While it's fun to imagine a winter wonderland in the South, the reality is that Alabama's climate typically keeps Christmas green.
While a white Christmas is unlikely, it's not impossible. WVTM 13 meteorologists have you covered for your holiday forecast here.
Video below: Remembering the big Alabama snowstorm of Dec. 2017
What about snow for the rest of winter?
History is often our best teacher. January, February, and, oddly enough, March usually set us up with our best storms in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Gadsden, Clanton, Cullman, Montgomery, Huntsville, and The Shoals.
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