An area of high pressure brought near or below freezing temperatures to many locations east of interstate 65 in northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee after midnight on the 4th. At the same time, a low pressure moved north along the Atlantic coast, wrapping clouds and precipitation in the form of snow over Jackson (AL), Marshall (AL), Cullman (AL), DeKalb (AL), and Franklin (TN) counties after midnight on the 5th. This produced snowfall accumulations between 1 and 2 inches in these counties.

Winter Weather in LIMESTONE, ALABAMA
From 05-DEC-09 02:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Between 1 and 1.5 inches of snowfall was reported in isolated locations in central Limestone county. However, most locations received around one half of an inch of snowfall. The heaviest reported snowfall occurred 0.5 miles NNE of Elkmont (1.5 inches).

Winter Weather in MORGAN, ALABAMA
From 04-DEC-09 23:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 05:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Between one half and one inch of snowfall was reported across Morgan county. The heaviest observed snowfall total occurred 3.4 SSW of Lacey Springs (1.0 inch). Elsewhere, around one half of an inch of snowfall was observed.

Winter Weather in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 04-DEC-09 23:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

One to two inches of snowfall accumulation was reported in many locations across Marshall county.  Particularly hard hit was northwestern Marshall county including locations around Union Grove and on Georgia Mountain.

Winter Weather in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
From 04-DEC-09 23:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 07:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Between 1 and 1.5 inches of snowfall accumulation was reported in north central and eastern portions of Cullman county. Elsewhere, snowfall accumulation less than 1 inch was reported. Specifically, 1.3 inches of snowfall accumulation was reported at the Cullman NAHS observation site and 1.0 inch of snowfall was reported by a COOP observer in Hanceville.

Winter Weather in DEKALB, ALABAMA
From 05-DEC-09 01:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Most locations in DeKalb county received around one half of an inch of snowfall.  However, some isolated locations in higher elevations received around 1 inch of snowfall. One of these locations was Lookout Mountain, which received 1 inch of snowfall.

Winter Weather in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 05-DEC-09 01:00:00 to 05-DEC-09 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Between 1 and 1.5 inches of snowfall accumulated near the Jackson county/Madison county line.  Elsewhere, across the county less than 1 inch of snowfall accumulation was reported. The heaviest snowfall report came from 8 miles NNE of Woodville (1.4 inches) and in the Hollytree area (1.0 inch).

Winter Weather in MADISON, ALABAMA
From 04-DEC-09 23:30:00 to 05-DEC-09 05:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Just over 1 inch of snowfall accumulation was reported in eastern portions of Madison county.  Elsewhere, around one half of an inch of snowfall was common.  The highest observed snowfall amounts occurred 2.7 miles S of Gurley (1.1 inches), 1.8 miles SSW of Hampton Cove (1.0 inch), and 3.5 miles WSW of Paint Rock (1.0 inch).