Heavy Snow — Mobile Coastal, Alabama

2025-01-21 · Mobile Coastal, Alabama

Event narrative

Approximately 7 to 9 inches of snow fell across Mobile County, with the highest totals observed along the coast.

Wider weather episode

A historic snowstorm transformed the northern Gulf Coast into a winter wonderland on January 21, 2025. This snowstorm shattered longstanding snowfall records across the region, including the nearly 130-year-old snowfall records that were set during the February Snowstorm of 1895. The highest observed snowfall totals were approximately 10 inches along the coast, with less than an inch of snow observed north of US-84. An indirect fatality occurred when a truck struck a stalled vehicle that was part of a previous multi-vehicle accident, ejecting the driver of the stalled car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.