Precipitation continues to move eastward across Central Alabama this afternoon.
North of a line from Gainesville to Coaling to to Pell City to Ashland, it is mainly light snow
South of this line, it is mainly rain.
Some heavier snow is moving into the Birmingham area. So you will see a little burst of snow over the next hour. This could lead to light accumulations of about one half inch.
Over East Alabama, some pretty good snow may be falling over Cleburne, northern Clay and Randolph Counties.
In Tuscaloosa, the precipitation has changed to mostly rain. The precipitation is about to end in Tuscaloosa.
Some icing reports have been received from Walker and Cullman Counties up into Blount and then into the Huntsville area.
From the NWS Birmingham: BMX: Nauvoo [Walker Co, AL] amateur radio reports SNOW of E0.0 INCH at 11:15 AM CST — slick and icy roadways in Nauvoo, including Mill Creek Bridge and Radiant City Road. sanding crews have been dispatched.
Reports from the Huntsville area indicate that elevation portions of 565 are being closed due to icing.
A little warm, dry air in the lower atmosphere has led to a lot of melting and evaporation of the precipitation so far today. This has limited our snow accumulations. Now it looks like most folks in the snow area will get a dusting to an inch.
There could some icing of any leftover standing water or snow tonight as temperatures drop well below freezing. This could lead to some icy spots tonight and early Friday.
Some really cold air is following this system. We will have wind chills near zero on Friday. Highs on Friday and Saturday will not get out of the 20s.
