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.

Mobile residents came out Wednesday to take pictures of the Civic Center’s damage, and many were surprised to see that the snow could cause so much destruction. Read the full story:

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

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.

What was left of the Mobile Civic Center collapsed Wednesday morning due to the weight of the snow that fell Tuesday, officials said. Read the full story: <a href="

After a historic snowfall in south Alabama, the Mobile Civic Center’s roof on Wednesday collapsed from the weight of snow, the city of announced. “Earlier this morning, the roof of the Mobile Civic Center collapsed under the weight of excessive snow,

The domed roof of the Mobile Civic Center -- a building the city is in the process of demolishing -- collapsed Wednesday morning.