The National Weather Service in Mobile said that as of 6:10 p.m. 7.5 inches of snow had fallen at its office in west Mobile. That breaks the old all-time record of 6 inches from 1895. That’s not the only record that was broken on Tuesday.
It's been a while since it last snowed in Mobile, but snow is in the forecast for the city on Tuesday, and a winter storm watch is in effect. The photo above is from the Mobile office of the National Weather Service from a rare south Alabama snow in December of 1996. Joe Maniscalco/National Weather Service
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - An arena roof collapsed during a historic snowfall along the Alabama coast. Just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, the domed roof of the Mobile Civic Center collapsed. The city is in the process of demolishing the arena. A witness said he “heard and felt the ground shake” around the time the roof collapsed.
The roof of the Mobile Civic Center in Alabama collapsed due to record snowfall. The 60-year-old building, used as an arena, exposition hall and theater, closed in August. On Wednesday, nature got involved in the demolition process by caving the roof in under the weight of 7.5 inches of snow.
Hundreds of people were left without power for hours on end as temperatures on the Gulf Coast nosedived Tuesday night due to historic winter weather. Justin
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
For many people in Mobile, the name Vaughan Drinkard is synonymous with camellias, as over 325 varieties grow at Cornerstone Gardens, the downtown retreat that he and his wife, Linda, opened in 2016.
All-time record snowfall blanketed the Mobile area on Tuesday. Footage from Noah Scheeler shows the campus of the University of South Alabama draped in a thick
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A Mobile County boat ramp is set to reopen next week after being closed for renovations, according to officials. The boat ramp is the Mount Vernon Public Boat Ramp.
Many communities along the Gulf Coast were caught by surprise, unable to pre-treat roads ahead of the historic big freeze. Parts of Interstate 10 in Alabama and Florida were shut down early Thursday morning,
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