How much rain and snow fell in Northport, Alabama?

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Northport got 0.05 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 2.98 in. This year: 38.91 in.

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): 1.10 in of rain.

0.05

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 11:00 AM CDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026

radar estimate

Estimated from weather radar (NOAA)?. Usually within 10 to 15 percent of what a rain gauge? in your yard would catch.
New snow: 0.0 in in the last 24 hours and not measured this season (NOAA snow estimate)

Compared with normal

Last 7 days2.22 in wetter than normal (normal 0.76 in, Oct 5 to 11, Tuscaloosa Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Tuscaloosa Airport
This month1.79 in wetter than normal (normal 0.92 in, Oct 1 to 11, Tuscaloosa Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Tuscaloosa Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 7:00 AM CDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

Updated 12:25 PM CDT

Northport 0.05Bessemer 0.16Northport 0.05Bessemer 0.16

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Rain in the 24 hours to 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Northport and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Northport since December 28, 2024, and the 965th wettest day at Tuscaloosa Airport since 1948, tied with 24 other days.

NOAA station records · Tuscaloosa Airport (USW00093806), 3.3 mi away · 964 wetter days out of 26,211 on record, 24 tied days. This storm: Oct 10 to Oct 11, 1.47 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 10, was 1.10 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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1.24
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1.10

Each bar is one day ending 7:00 AM CDT. T = a trace, too little to measure; n/m = not measured.? Every value is printed, so the chart reads without color.

October 2026, day by day

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Figures: rain, inches (radar estimate); new snow, inches (NOAA snow estimate). Striped days are not measured or not in the data; days marked not yet are after the latest day. Each day ends 7:00 AM CDT.

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Rain goes back to Oct 14, 2020; snow to Oct 1, 2008. Days labeled by the date they end.

Every rain total for Northport

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM CDT Oct 11	0.05 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	1.72 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	2.98 in radar estimate
This month so far	2.71 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	38.91 in radar estimate

Every snow total

Period	New snow
Last 24 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 72 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 7 days	not measured
This month so far	not measured
This season so far	not measured

How months count

Northport at a glance

Northport is in Alabama, at about 316 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 31,492 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1948 come from Tuscaloosa Airport, 3.3 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Tuscaloosa Airport was 8.16 in on June 19, 2021; the biggest snow day was 7.0 in on February 13, 1960.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Northport had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 2.34 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 1.24 in.

Nearby Alabama towns

Town	From Northport	24 hours	7 days
Tuscaloosa rain totals (4.2 mi)	4.2 mi east	0.08 in	2.81 in
Bessemer rain totals (36.9 mi)	36.9 mi east	0.16 in	4.86 in

Rain totals are estimated from weather radar (NOAA). Distance is in a straight line between Census center points.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

1 closest

Rain gauge	Distance	Read at	Melted to water	New snow	Snow depth
Tuscaloosa 4.4 SE Station AL-TS-4. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	7.6 mi	7:00 AM	0.55 in	not reported	not reported

Volunteer gauge reports: CoCoRaHS (cocorahs.org), CC BY 3.0. Measured by hand once a day; report date October 11, 2026. Shown as measured, not edited.

How close? Radar rain estimates are usually within about 10 to 15 percent of a rain gauge in your yard. City snow totals are usually within about 25 percent or 1 inch of what volunteers measure. Method and accuracy