On December 31, 1963, Moisture was spreading up over the Florida Panhandle and Southeast Alabama. Up at 18,000 feet, a strong trough was rotating toward Alabama. This trough would cut off into a strong upper low over Louisiana. The snow would begin during the morning in Birmingham and continue for the better part of the next 24 hours. An amazing ten inches fell at Bay St. Louis on the Mississippi Coast. Just west of there, people in New Orleans rejoiced to see four and one-half inches of snow on the ground on New Years morning. Even greater amounts were recorded in a stripe from the Mississippi Coast through Northwest Alabama into Tennessee. In this area, 10-19 inches of snow fell. Lawrenceburg, Tennessee saw 16 inches. Huntsville Alabama, Muscle Shoals Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alabama, Anniston Alabama all had significant snowfall on the ground. Over 4 Inches fell in Atlanta with up to a half a foot across North Georgia. When it was all over Birmingham Alabama had recorded 8.40 inches of snow, its fifth largest snowstorm ever. Florence Alabama picked up 19.2 inches of snow, a record that still stands for the state of Alabama. Huntsville Alabama measured 17.1 inches during the storm with 11 inches on the ground New Years morning!
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