Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.

Alabama has a total area of 52,419 square miles (135,760 km²).

Snow is rare in much of Alabama, but areas north of Montgomery may receive a dusting of snow a few times each winter, with occasional heavy snowfalls every few years.

The Moundville Archaeological Site in Hale County, Alabama, was occupied by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture from 1000 to 1450 CE. It is the second-largest complex of the classic Middle Mississippian era, after Cahokia in present-day Illinois.

A super outbreak of 62 tornadoes hit Alabama in April 2011, killing 238 people and devastating many communities.

The “Alabama Fever” land rush occurred when settlers and land speculators poured into Alabama to take advantage of fertile land suitable for cotton cultivation after the state was admitted to the Union.

Alabama enjoys a lengthy growing season of up to 300 days in the southern part of the state.

After seceding, Alabama joined the Confederate States of America, and the Confederacy’s capital was initially at Montgomery. Alabama contributed about 120,000 soldiers to the war effort, though few battles were fought in the state.

As early as 1702, the French called the tribe the Alibamon, and French maps identified the river as Rivière des Alibamons.

Yes, Alabama is prone to tropical storms and hurricanes, with areas far from the Gulf also being affected by heavy rain from these storms.