Snow Continues Over East Alabama

Let’s don’t write this event off just yet… as many of you are indoors watching ABC 33/40 tonight, snow and sleet continues to fall over Central and East Alabama’s Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega, Randolph, Chilton, Coosa, and Chambers counties. Based on Skywatcher reports, looks like we might indeed wind up with some 1 inch plus amounts over East-Central Alabama (south of I-20) before it all ends.

And, driving conditions continue to deteriorate… here is a new CEM message for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega [AL] till 8:00 AM CST

WOUS44 KBMX 080113
CEMAL
ALC009-015-019-027-029-055-073-115-117-121-081400-

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
713 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF SEVERAL
LOCAL ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

ICY ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. OVER THE PAST HOUR…MANY ROADS HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY
TREACHEROUS…AND DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING DANGEROUS.

NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THIS TIME ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

ONLY TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY OR IF THERE
IS AN EMERGENCY.

IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE…USE EXTREME CAUTION AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS
AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

AS THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS CONTINUE…ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS
WILL ICE OVER FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.

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