Beware Dangerous Black Ice Tonight / In the Morning

We have a report that Adamsville Police have shut down their roads because of hazardous conditions.

Hoover Schools were holding buses and high school students until road conditions could be determined.

It is a slow go this afternoon for people traveling through areas where the heavy snow band dumped 1-2 inches quickly this afternoon. Be very careful if you are driving in these areas. Hills are slippery. Bridges are overpasses as well. There are numerous traffic accidents and backups.

Expect more problems late tonight when the temperature drops below freezing and freezes any slush or melted ice that remains on roadways. Dangerous patches of black ice will form tonight before midnight and remain until tomorrow morning.

Some East Alabama roads may remain slushy since the clearing won’t reach there until after sunset. This slush could freeze and make things very slippery as well.

Some schools will delay their starts in the morning. Trussville City Schools have announced a two hour delay tomorrow morning.

CORRECTION Corridor X was still having problems in some areas at late afternoon, as reported by Corridor X, which was snowcovered earlier, is already clear thanks to the sun.

Terry Sasser reports two inches of snow in Gardendale.

2.5 inches has been reported in Bluff Park.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Met 101/Weather History