WEATHER UPDATE
Back edge of snow is along I-59 now from Fort Payne to Gadsden to Birmingham to Tuscaloosa.
Areas south of this will pick up another inch. Areas north of this will see light accumulations from the rest of the system.
Some more light snows were moving up into Sumter and Greene Counties.
It is down to 30F at Birmingham. Clouds are still heavy, but skies have lightened a bit in the past hour.
Selma has 33F with up to three inches. It is 31F at Clanton.
ACCUMULATIONS
We have a dusting to one half inch generally from Tuscaloosa County through Jefferson and northern Shelby Counties into St. Clair County.
Further south…accumulations increase…with 3 inch amounts in Dallas County. Two inches is on the groundat Linden in Marengo County. 2.2 inches in Sumter County at Cuba. Some areas between Montgomery, Selma, Marion, Jemison, Ashland, Roanoke, Lafayette and Montgomery will pickup 3-4 inches with isolated 6 inch amounts. Montgomery is getting accumulations.
ROAD PROBLEMS
…Birmingham PD reports freeway bridges becoming icy…a Skywatcher reports Red Mountain Expressway becoming slushy…
…Bridges will ice faster than regular road surfaces…anywhere temperatures are near or just above freezing…be careful on bridges…
…roads will be icy in the morning in spots from Gasden to Birmingham to Tuscaloosa and churchgoers and churches will have to take that into consideration tomorrow…
…280 slushy in spots through Talladega County
TONIGHT…
Roads are wet across much of the area. As temperatures fall into the teens tonight, residual moisture may freeze in spots.
Shelby County
LATE REPORTS
Jefferson County
…Roads wet
…1/4 inch at JB’s in Trusvillle…
…We have about 1/2 inch just south of Trussville…
…LD Edward in Fultondale has 1.5 inches
Shelby County
…Alabaster…everything white
…Calera…2 inches
…Helena…1/2 inch
St. Clair County
…Springville…1/2 inch on Simmons Mountain
Chilton County
…Clanton…1.5 inches…accumulating on sidewalks
…Clanton…emergency manager reported 2 inches…accidents being reported
Dallas County
…Selma…2 inches…several bridges icy and slushy
…now have a four inch report just west of Selma
Green County
…reporting up ot one inch across the county
Tuscaloosa County
…32F at Skycam…but traffic moving ok…another smaller batch heading toward Tuscaloosa
…1/2 inch in SE Tuscaloosa County…
Chambers County
…Lafayette 1 inch
Talladega County
…Childersburg…0.2 inches…
…Sylacauga…slush on bridge near Wal Mart
Randolph County
…Wedowee…1/2 inch countywide…ice accumulating on bridges…
Marengo County
Demopolis…ground is white…33F…a good snowball fight on skycam…snowing heavily…
Talladega County
…Talladega…Moderate snow
Cleburne County
…Ranburne…ground white
Hale County
…Greensboro…1/2 inch
