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Spotty showers have already started to dot the radar at 12:00 pm across the southern half of Central Alabama while the edge of the clouds has now advanced north of the I-20 corridor.
The latest satellite image at 12:00 pm shows sunny skies across nearly all of Central Alabama with the exception of the extreme southeastern corner of the area.
After temperatures dropped into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the Tennessee Valley this morning, the threat for black ice remains for a little while longer especially on bridges and overpasses, as well as in the elevated terrain of northeast Alabama.
Just like the high-resolution NAM showed earlier this morning with my first update, snow is coming to an end across much of North/Central Alabama with what little remains falling is over the northern parts of Jackson and Dekalb counties.
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Winter Weather Advisory for Fayette, Walker, and Winston counties, and continues the advisory until 2:00 am for Blount, Cherokee, and Etowah counties.
NWS Huntsville has canceled the Winter Weather Advisory for Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties.
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Winter Weather Advisory for Lamar and Marion counties but has added Blount, Cherokee, and Etowah counties.
As we approach the 10 o’clock hour on this Tuesday night, we continue to have a good bit of rain moving across the northwestern 2/3rds of the state with snow falling roughly northeast of a line from Vernon to Fayette to Sumiton.
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow-covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow-covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
As of 5:45 PM, much of the activity remains contained along and north of the I-59 corridor at this time with snow and some sleet falling over the northern and northwestern parts of North Alabama and into the northwestern parts of Central Alabama.
Light snow accumulations possible in the northwestern parts of Central Alabama.
Snowfall accumulations have been extremely light across much of the Tennessee Valley thanks to warm ground temperatures already in place.
