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Hopefully I have a little good news for us, at least for in the morning across Central Alabama. Temperatures are not falling across the area and and evaporational cooling will not help them fall any further except across the far northern part of the area up around Hamilton, Haleyville and into Huntsville. The temperature at […]
Conditions are going downhill tonight to the west of Alabama. Here are some late developments: NWS JACKSON …Heavier precipitation is spreading into the Jackson area at this time with temperatures in the 31-33F. The NWS warns that significant icing of bridges and overpasses will occur quickly. …They have extended the Winter Storm Warning back through […]
*The storm system that is moving into Alabama is very dynamic. Good upper support, high moisture, and cold air damming that will bring in the cold air from the east. Radar is lighting up like a Christmas tree west of our state tonight over Mississippi, southern Arkansas, Louisiana, and East Texas. Note the wind max […]
As we wait on round two of our wintry precip to arrive later this evening, it is interesting to see the trends to our west, as they could be impacting Alabama later tonight. The next phase of this winter storm is developing and we are beginning to see a precip shield expand in coverage as […]
The winter storm that is affecting much of the country is getting some rarely used descriptions, such as historic and crippling and life threatening, especially in areas east of Alabama. The system will have some of its greatest impacts right along I-20, with significant ice accumulations expected tonight through Wednesday from possibly eastern Alabama through […]
Get ready for “phase two” of the dual barrel winter storm impacting the southern U.S. Winter storm warnings are up for much of North and East Alabama late tonight and tomorrow… The highest impact of this second phase will be east of a line from Hamilton to Birmingham to Lafayette. SNOW: Heaviest snow in Alabama […]
Here is the latest graphic on the new Winter Weather Alerts for another round of the wintry precip to impact the state tonight. The Winter Storm Warning has been extended south one row of counties and so as the Winter Weather Advisory. Additional accumulations of rain/freezing rain/sleet/snow/ice will occur tonight and Wednesday as a second […]
Hockey games feature three periods. This event in Alabama weather is like a hockey game. The first period played out about as expected across Alabama with a significant snow across North Alabama and temperatures that were able to cool to freezing or just below down to I-20 causing glazing on exposed surface and a nice […]
Temperatures have edged back up above freezing for most of the Birmingham Metro area. At 9 a.m. it was 33F at the BHM Airport. Things will continue to improve through the rest of the morning in the I-20 corridor. Traffic is flowing smoothly on the major arteries around the Birmingham Metro at this hour and […]
*The first wave of wintry precipitation behaved as forecast across Alabama last night and this morning. Snow for the U.S. 278 corridor, freezing rain/ice down to I-20, a cold rain below I-20. Heavier snows were over parts of Morgan, Cullman, Marshall, and DeKalb counties. Some 5 inch totals have been reported there. *A very dynamic […]
Temperatures continue to hover in the lower and middle 30s in the I-20 corridor, with 32F at Birmingham, 33F at Tuscaloosa and 34F at Anniston. Some patches of ice have formed on some roads and bridges in this area. Around the Birmingham area, most people have stayed home this morning. This is really helping minimize […]
The forecast is right on track this morning with significant accumulating snows in North Alabama generally along US-278. Freezing rain is occurring down to I-20. Exposed surfaces are glazed in this area and bridges will be icy in spots. Schools are closed across much of the area and not many people are on the roads […]
**I won’t be able to produce a Weather Xtreme video this morning due to ongoing winter weather conditions. This first wave will taper off later this morning, and I should be able to produce one this afternoon* ICY MESS: The forecast has been pretty much on track overnight. Lots of snow along the U.S. 278 […]
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