SUNNY BUT COLD: Temperatures are finally above freezing from Birmingham and I-20 south this afternoon, but we still have upper 20s over the northern third of the state. Tonight will feature a mostly clear sky with a low in the 15-25 degree range for most places.
All the white you see from Arkansas, across North Mississippi and Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, that is snow on the ground reflecting the sunlight.
With sunshine in full supply, most of Alabama will climb above freezing this afternoon, but parts of the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama could hold at or below 32 all day. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the 15-25 degree range.
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FRIGID AIR: Températures are below freezing this afternoon over the northern 2/3 of Alabama despite a mostly sunny sky; some communities across the Tennessee Valley are barely out of the teens. A hard freeze is ahead tonight with lows on the 5-15 degree range for most of Alabama; upper teens are possible down to the Gulf Coast.
Temperatures are in the teens and 20s across Alabama and will not change much the rest of today. Roads remain icy and dangerous over much of North, Central, and West Alabama.
Conditions are dangerous all across North, Central, and West Alabama, where freezing rain and sleet occurred overnight. Light snow is occurring in parts of the Birmingham Metro area right now. Any accumulations will be very light.
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RADAR CHECK: Areas of rain, freezing rain, and sleet continue over parts of East and South Alabama early this morning; this precipitation will be out of the state by mid-morning, and the sky will clear today.
Precipitation is ending from the west early this morning across Central Alabama, but freezing rain has left many bridges icy. Travel is highly discouraged until road conditions improve.
Conditions are beginning to deteriorate in the Birmingham Metro area now with freezing precipitation increasing upstream to the southwest of Birmingham.
Bridges will begin to ice quickly with temperatures at 29-30F. Another big problem is that car windshields freeze instantly when supercooled rain falls. Please stay off the roads
The latest Mesoscale Discussion just released by the Storm Prediction Center tells us that the wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain will continue for several more hours, with the possibility of some of that still falling at daybreak.
Temperatures at Birmingham and Tuscaloosa as well as Dempolis are now below freezing and there is a lot of precipitation in Mississippi still poised to affect Central Alabama tonight.
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