Snow Falling Over North Alabama

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MARCH SNOW: Not much to change in our overall forecast for today… we talked about the main window for snow being from 6:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon… the change has actually started a little early over North Alabama. Snow has become widespread this morning, generally from I-20 north. So many reports are coming in we can’t post all of them, but here are a few…

*Holly Pond, in Cullman County: ground is white now…half dollar size flakes falling
*From Concord, just west of Birmingham: lgt snow now (nickel to quarter size flakes)…36/35
*Huge flakes just began to mix with rain here in Lincoln, just north of I-20. 35.2 degrees.
*From Vic Bell in Etowah County, northeast of Gadsden: 33 with moderate snow..collecting on windshields now
*From Goldridge, in Cullman County: I’m down to 33.5… Snow is coming down heavy here & starting to stick to cars and grass
*From Bear Creek, in Marion County: Moderate snow with 32 degrees
*From Hanceville, in Cullman County: We have a rain/snow mix now in Hanceville! Huge flakes. It’s sticking to the cars.
*From Pine Mountain in Blount County: Between 1/4 and 1/2 accumulation on elevated surfaces and grass on Pine Mountain in SE Blount Co and still moderate snow. Very large clusters.
*From Boaz in Marshall County: Heavy snow falling
*Rain mixed w/ snow in Pell City…BIG snowflakes
*Jasper, in Walker County: Finally started getting a little snow here as well. Temp holding at 35
*The ground is already snow covered on our Cheaha SKYCAM

The rain will continue to change to snow over the rest of North-Central Alabama during the next hour or two as the dynamic cooling process continues.

HOW MUCH? A dusting to 1/2 inch for most folks, but we still think some heavier totals are possible in grassy areas over East Alabama, where the deformation axis seems to be setting up. The highest totals will be on the ridges above 1,200 feet over East-Central and Northeast Alabama, with 3 inches are possible for places like Cheaha State Park.

TRAVEL PROBLEMS? We don’t expect any… surface temperatures in most places should stay above freezing and the roads will be simply wet. However, we do note a few spots up in Northwest Alabama are down to freezing (Bear Creek, Haleyville, etc), so watch for patchy ice on bridges there. Also, late tonight there could be some isolated black ice issues where we have standing water. But, the roads will be only wet today so this event should not be too problematic.

The snow will taper off to flurries this afternoon, and all precipitation should be over by the evening hours as the low pulls away from Alabama.

THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND: Tomorrow still looks pretty raw; lingering clouds, a chilly north wind, and a high only in the mid 40s. But, a nice warm-up follows. Looks for a string of sunny days Thursday through Sunday. The high should be close to 50 Thursday, mid 50s Friday, mid 60s Saturday, and upper 60s Sunday. The weekend really looks fantastic.

TURNING STORMY NEXT WEEK: Looks like we could be dealing with a heavy rain/strong storm setup by Monday night or Tuesday of next week… see the Weather Xtreme video for details.

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