{"id":9234,"date":"2026-01-27T22:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:27:35","slug":"snow-falls-on-troy-university-campus-for-second-year-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/01\/27\/snow-falls-on-troy-university-campus-for-second-year-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow falls on Troy University campus for second year in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>)&nbsp;\u2014 Snow covered Troy University\u2019s campus over the long weekend, giving students a rare sight for the second year in a row: snowfall in Troy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After days of uncertainty surrounding winter weather forecasts, many students woke up Sunday morning to a surprise \u2014 a blanket of snow outside their windows. For many, it was an experience they never expected to have while attending school in Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was absolutely amazed,\u201d student Stephen Shropshire said. \u201cI was shocked that it actually snowed in Alabama at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students from out of state were especially surprised by the winter weather. Two students from Florida said they never expected to see snow on campus, especially when areas just a few hours away saw none at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re both from Florida, about two and a half hours away, and they didn\u2019t get any snow and we did,\u201d one student said. \u201cSo it\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/02\/02\/see-how-troy-students-are-reacting-to-the-recent-extreme-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MORE: See how Troy students are reacting to the recent extreme cold<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With temperatures steadily rising, students knew time was limited to enjoy the snow before it melted. Many took advantage by gathering on campus lawns for snowball fights, photos, and even building snowmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had a snow fight and it was really fun,\u201d student India Wilson said. \u201cIf no one was out here, they\u2019re missing out because it\u2019s been a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others embraced the cold despite being unprepared for winter conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had a snowball fight and built a snowman,\u201d Shropshire said. \u201cIt was freezing because I didn\u2019t bring gloves, but it was so much fun. I love snow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By midday, the snow had already begun to fade, revealing the green grass Trojans are more accustomed to seeing. While the winter weather didn\u2019t last long, students say the memories certainly will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION)&nbsp;\u2014 Snow covered Troy University\u2019s campus over the long weekend, giving students a rare sight for the second year in a row: snowfall in Troy.<\/p>\n<p>After days of uncertainty surrounding winter weather forecasts, many students woke up Sunday morning to a surprise \u2014 a blanket of snow outside their windows. For many, it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a-button\" href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/01\/27\/snow-falls-on-troy-university-campus-for-second-year-in-a-row\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":9257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1127],"tags":[2798,2799],"topics":[17],"class_list":["post-9234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-troy-university-snow","tag-troy-university-winter","topics-troy-campus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9318,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions\/9318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9234"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=9234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}