The first day of spring brought a mixed bag of precipitation to Alabama.  An upper level low pressure system caused a steady heavy rain to fall late on the 19th and into the morning of the 20th.  Most locations received 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during the overnight hours.  Minor urban flooding was reported with the heavy rains and caused area rivers to rise.  Toward the end of the event, the rain changed to a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow in many areas.  The heavy wet snow accumulated in several locations, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces, with depths reaching up to 10 inches at some higher elevations.  The snow quickly melted in a majority of the locations and was completely gone by late morning.  Many of the counties affected reported heavy accumulating snow while some parts of these same counties received no snow at all.  Elevation differences across the region did not appear to play a part in where snow fell or in the accumulation.  Elevation differences contributed to the snow last on the ground for a longer period.  Throughout the event, temperatures across the region remained above 32 degrees, except for a few higher elevations in northeast Alabama where temperatures fell to near 30 degrees.	Some heavy wet snow did accumulate on roadways.  Blount, St. Clair, Morgan, Jackson, Dekalb, and Etowah counties reported brief snow accumulations on the roads with many slick spots.  The heavy snow knocked down some trees and power lines in Blount and Morgan counties.  Many areas surrounding the counties listed did see a rain and snow mixture, but no significant accumulations were reported.	Some maximum snowfall total reports included:	Blount	4 to 7 inches	Morgan	2 to 8 inches	St. Clair	4 to 10 inches	Jackson	4 to 10 inches	Dekalb	4 to 10 inches	Shelby	3 to 5 inches	Jefferson	3 to 5 inches	Talladega	3 to 5 inches	Limestone, Cherokee, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Chilton, Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Montgomery, Bullock, Macon, Lee, and Russell counties reported snowfall with accumulations less than 2 inches.

Heavy Snow in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 09:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in DEKALB, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 09:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in ETOWAH, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 09:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 09:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in JEFFERSON, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 07:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in MADISON, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 06:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 08:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in MORGAN, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 08:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in SHELBY, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 06:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in ST. CLAIR, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 08:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in TALLADEGA, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 08:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy Snow in BLOUNT, ALABAMA
From 20-MAR-01 00:00:00 to 20-MAR-01 02:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 0K
Crop damage: 0K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER