A historic winter storm in south Alabama on Tuesday broke Mobile’s 130-year-old snowfall record and brought a rarely seen covering of snow to the beaches of Gulf Shores. But while it gave folks in Mobile an exceedingly uncommon opportunity to build snowmen,

Early forecasts are calling for a snowstorm to hit the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing accumulations of an inch or more to the southern half of Alabama.

The National Weather Service had warned about a “significant” and “historic” snowstorm for south Alabama on Tuesday, and forecasters were right. Parts of south Alabama got record-setting amounts of snow on Tuesday. Mobile got 7.5 inches on Tuesday, which shattered its all-time record for snow, which had stood since 1895.

Areas throughout Alabama experience heavy snow amid an record-breaking historic winter storm spread across in the Southern U.S.

A significant winter storm was in progress in south Alabama on Tuesday, and the National Weather Service said it’s possible some areas could get 8 inches of snow before it’s over. The weather service said this has the potential to be a “historic” winter storm for south Alabama and has increased possible snow totals for south Alabama,

Alabama State Troopers responded to hundreds of calls for help during the recent winter storm in central and southern Alabama. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Troopers investigated 216 weather-related traffic crashes during Tuesday,

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency released data Monday about the number of traffic crashes and assistance calls troopers responded to during the state’s recent winter storm.