Winter Weather — Moore, Tennessee

2026-01-25 to 2026-01-26 · Moore, Tennessee

Event narrative

Areas of freezing drizzle moved in during the late afternoon and evening of the 25th. This precipitation changed to light snow and flurries during the overnight hours and ended during the late morning of the 26th. An additional light glaze of ice and fluffy snow accumulation of an inch or less was reported.

Wider weather episode

An ice storm crippled areas from northern Mississippi through middle Tennessee, clipping far northwest Alabama from the 24th through the 27th. Freezing rain accumulated up to 1 inch in far northwest Alabama, with accumulations dropping off quickly going further east and southeast in north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. The initial onset of precipitation was a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain, changing to all freezing rain in far northwest Alabama. A surge of warm air on the 26th changed precipitation to moderate to heavy rain for much of north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee, as temperatures warmed well above freezing. The exception was the far northwest tip of Alabama which remained in the colder air. A reinforcing cold front eventually brought temperatures back below freezing quickly during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 25th which ended the steady rainfall. However, areas of light freezing drizzle redeveloped and produced a light accumulation of glaze across much of the area, and existing water on roadways from earlier heavy rain also began to freeze. The freezing drizzle changed to light snow and flurries during the overnight, lasting into the morning hours of the 26th. Very light accumulations were reported, with a dusting up to one half inch. Sunshine melted the snow quickly during the day.

Impacts from these events were most severe in far northwest Alabama, including devestating tree damage, including numerous trees and limbs being knocked down, split or toppled onto power lines. Power outages occurred in northwest Alabama, including the Quad Cities/Shoals metro area. A water treatment facility in parts of western Lauderdale County was damaged, and a boil order was declared for about 1500 residents affected. Schools and businesses were shut down for multiple days in northwest Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. In north central and northeast Alabama, impacts were much less severe, and schools and businesses were shut down on the 26th due to cold and icy spots on roadways.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.