A strong Arctic cold front pushed southeast through the region during the late afternoon and early evening hours on the 3rd, dropping temperatures from the 70s into the upper 20s to middle 30s by the morning of the 4th.  Rainfall changed to freezing rain and sleet from northwest to southeast after Midnight through the morning hours.  The sleet was the predominant precipitation type, accumulating up to one inch in some locations.  Freezing rain accumulated to one or two tenths of an inch before changing to sleet.  Further southeast along the I-59 corridor, including Sand and Lookout Mountains in northeast Alabama, rain changed to freezing rain after 6 am, lasting only a couple of hours with ice accumulation of 1 to 2 tenths of an inch.
Travel became very hazardous as temperatures continued to tumble through the 20s and into the teens during the overnight of the 4th into the morning of the 5th.  Numerous schools, government agencies and businesses were closed on the 5th and the 6th due to the hazardous travel conditions.  Temperatures rose into upper 30s and lower 40s on the 6th, melting much of the ice, except in shaded locations.

Winter Storm in LIMESTONE, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:50:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:20:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An inch of sleet and a tenth of an inch of freezing rain occurred at the Limestone County emergency management agency in Athens, Alabama.

Winter Storm in MADISON, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:50:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:35:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Sleet amounts ranged from a half of an inch to an inch across the county along with around two tenths of an inch of freezing rain reported. This combination of wintry precipitation resulted in very slick and hazardous conditions across Madison County, Alabama.

Winter Storm in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:50:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:20:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A half of an inch of sleet and a tenth of an inch of freezing rain combined to produce very hazardous driving conditions across Morgan County, Alabama.

Winter Storm in LAWRENCE, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:40:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Up to a half of an inch of sleet and two tenths of an inch of freezing rain occurred across portions of  Lawrence County, Alabama. This event caused very slick and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 02:00:00 to 05-MAR-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A half of an inch of sleet and two tenths of an inch of freezing rain occurred across Jackson county, resulting in slick and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 02:00:00 to 05-MAR-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A half of an inch of sleet and around two tenths of an inch of freezing rain occurred across Marshall county, Alabama, resulting in slick and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm in DEKALB, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 02:15:00 to 05-MAR-15 10:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A half of an inch of sleet and around a quarter of an inch of freezing rain was occurring in DeKalb county, Alabama, resulting in slick and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm in LAUDERDALE, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:35:00 to 05-MAR-15 08:50:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Sleet accumulated to three quarters of an inch in the Florence, Alabama area, resulting in slick and hazardous driving conditions. There was also up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain that occurred, further resulting in slick and hazardous conditions.

Winter Storm in COLBERT, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:40:00 to 05-MAR-15 08:45:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Sleet accumulated to an inch and a half and freezing rain around a tenth of an inch occurred in the Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia, Alabama areas, resulting in slick and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm in MORGAN, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:50:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Up to an inch of sleet and two tenths of an inch of freezing rain resulted in slick and hazardous driving conditions across Morgan county, Alabama.

Winter Storm in FRANKLIN, ALABAMA
From 05-MAR-15 01:40:00 to 05-MAR-15 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A half of an inch of sleet and a quarter inch of freezing rain accumulated on roads and vehicles near Belgreen, Alabama, resulting in slick and hazardous conditions.