The weather system affecting Alabama right now is very interesting. It is a very dynamic system.
Brian will be along in a little while with his interpretation and analysis…but here is a short synopsis…
Cold front just east of Huntsville and Birmingham. Warm sector wedged over East Alabama where showers have been occurring overnight. These showers will push slowly into Georgia this morning.
To the south, a tornado watch is in effect for North Florida and South Georgia where storms are in a high shear environment and a tornado or two is possible.
Big, powerful upper troughjust to our west. Very deep for any time of year. Lots of cold air aloft with this system. Upper low closing off to our north. Enough moisture with the system for disturbances to squeeze out showers. As we go through the late afternoon, the atmospheric profile will become gradually cold enough to produce a rain/snow mix then a changeover to snow. Light snow showers will continue into Monday morning.
With low level temperatures above freezing, significant accumulation is not expected. But grassy surfaces might briefly become white at times in more moderate snow showers. Travel problems are not anticipated.
