The National Weather Service reported this morning that the January 9-10 snowstorm was the 3rd highest snow event in Huntsville, Alabama history. Huntsville climate records extend back to 1894. According the the NWS preliminary data, 8.9" fell in the current event. The top 5 events are:
1. NEW YEARS 1963-64....17.1"
2. JANUARY 7-8 1988......9.6"
3. JANUARY 9-10 2011.....8.9"
4. FEBRUARY 15 1958......8.0"
5. JANUARY 29-30 1936....7.5"
The 6.5" on Sunday, January 9, was the 5th highest for a calendar day:
1. 15.7 INCHES...12-31-1963
2. 8.0 INCHES...02-15-1958
3. 7.2 INCHES...01-29-1966
4. 7.1 INCHES...01-07-1988
5. 6.5 INCHES...01-09-2011
The 11.7" so far this season makes it the 3rd snowiest winter at Huntsville:
1. 24.1 INCHES...1963-64
2. 14.1 INCHES...1935-36
3. 11.7 INCHES...2010-11
4. 11.2 INCHES...1917-18
T5. 10.6 INCHES...1987-88
T5. 10.6 INCHES...1967-68
Here are some other southern snow and ice reports from NOAA/NCEP:
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
CENTRAL FLORENCE 11.0
KILLEN 3 ESE 10.5
ANDERSON COOP 9.8
E MADISON 9.1
HUNTSVILLE - JONES FIELD 8.9
WINCHESTER BACKYARD 8.8
ATHENS 5 N 8.2
MOULTON COOP 7.7
BIG COVE 7.0
HARTSELLE 7.0
...ARKANSAS...
ASHDOWN 8.0
MALVERN 8.0
ARKADELPHIA 7.0
DIERKS 7.0
ALEXANDER 6.0
CADDO VALLEY 6.0
GURDON 6.0
HASKELL 6.0
HOPE 6.0
MABELVALE 6.0
LITTLE ROCK 5.6
...GEORGIA...
MINERAL BLUFF 9.0
CHICKAMAUGA 8.0
DALTON 7.5
CLAYTON 8 NW 7.0
DILLARD 7.0
JASPER 4 S 6.5
WATKINSVILLE 6.2
CANTON 1 S 6.0
BOLD SPRINGS 5.5
GAINESVILLE 5.0
ATLANTA 3.0
...MISSISSIPPI...
ASHLAND 10.0
BALDWYN 10.0
LAMBERT 1 W 8.0
SENATOBIA 7.2
RIENZI 7.0
TUPELO 7.0
MARKS 6.5
SALTILLO 6.0
BATESVILLE 10 S 5.0
CLEVELAND 5.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BATTIEST 6.0
IDABEL 6.0
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
DACUSVILLE 3 NNE 9.0
DARLINGTON 2 SSW 9.0
BENNETTSVILLE 8.0
CLYDE 8.0
TAYLORS 3 NNW 7.8
BUFFALO 7.0
GREER 6.8
GREENVILLE 3 N 6.0
HARTSVILLE 5.5
INMAN 5 W 5.0
...TENNESSEE...
LAWRENCEBURG 12 S 11.0
PULASKI 11.0
CORNERSVILLE 3 SE 9.5
HARRISON 9.0
LYNCHBURG 8.0
SHELBYVILLE 9 S 7.3
CHATTANOOGA 7.0
SMITHVILLE 4 WSW 6.2
KNOXVILLE 4.0
NASHVILLE 3.0
...TEXAS...
NEW BOSTON 7.0
CLARKSVILLE 6.0
COOPER 6.0
PRINCETON 3 N 5.1
MINEOLA 5.0
MOUNT PLEASANT 5.0
SULPHUR SPRINGS 5.0
WINNSBORO 5.0
PARIS 4.8
DE KALB 4.5
DODD CITY 4.5
MOUNT VERNON 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
ASHLAND 0.75
TUSCALOOSA 0.60
SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT 0.50
ALEXANDER CITY 0.41
SEALE 0.40
BUTLER 0.25
CLAY 0.25
IRONDALE 4 N 0.25
MONTGOMERY 2 E 0.21
...ARKANSAS...
TEXARKANA 0.50
...GEORGIA...
WRIGHTSVILLE 1.50
FORT VALLEY 0.75
ROBERTA 0.75
AGUSTA 0.50
DAWSON 0.50
EVANS 0.50
SYLVANIA 0.50
MACON 0.40
ASHBURN 0.25
...LOUISIANA...
BENTON 10 W 0.25
HAUGHTON 5 WNW 0.25
SHONGALOO 0.25
...MISSISSIPPI...
BASSFIELD 0.25
CHURCH HILL 0.25
LOYD STAR 0.25
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
AIKEN 1.00
JOHNS ISLAND 0.50
MANNING 0.50
SUMMERVILLE 0.50
WEST ASHLEY 0.40
BAMBERG 0.25
TEGA CAY 1 ESE 0.25
CHARLESTON AIRPORT 0.12
...TEXAS...
HENDERSON 0.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...ALABAMA...
LOWNDESBORO 4 E 3.00
MAYLENE 2.20
CHILDERSBURG 0.50
HOLT 5 W 0.30
WEDOWEE 0.10
...ARKANSAS...
EL DORADO 0.50
...GEORGIA...
GRIFFIN 1.00
CARROLLTON 0.90
BYRON 0.75
ROBERTA 0.75
CENTERVILLE 0.50
...MISSISSIPPI...
E MOORHEAD 0.80
GREENWOOD 0.80
ACKERMAN 0.50
WINONA 0.50
NEW ALBANY 0.30
The National Weather Service reported this morning that the January 9-10 snowstorm was the 3rd highest snow event in Huntsville, Alabama history. Huntsville climate records extend back to 1894. According the the NWS preliminary data, 8.9" fell in the current event. The top 5 events are: 
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