It has turned much colder tonight across Alabama following a mix of light rain, sleet and snow during the day Thursday and Thursday evening. The sudden change to much colder created serious icing conditions on streets and highways in a number of counties in North and Central Alabama. (Scroll down to see earlier posts by James detailing these problems.) There won’t be enough time for improvement before morning rush hour, so extra time should be allowed.
MIDNIGHT SPOT REPORTS
17 Muscle Shoals…wind chill 5
17 Decatur…wind chill 5
16 Cullman Airport…wind chill 9
19 Scottsboro
14 Haleyville…wind chill 5
22 Tuscaloosa…gusts to 24 mph, wind chill 9
21 Birmingham…wind chill 9
23 Shelby County Airport…wind chill 10
29 Montgomery…wind chill 18
25 Anniston…wind chill 17
A FEW OTHERS
18 St. Louis…wind chill 2
8 Kansas City
-7 Sioux City, Iowa…gusts to 35 mph, wind chill -34
0 Des Moines…wind chill -21, blowing snow
-20 Jamestown, North Dakota…wind chill -42
-26 Minot, North Dakota…wind chill -41
22 Chicago
