From border to border and from the Tennessee Valley to our friend, the Gulf of Mexico, (What would we do without our great friend, the GOM?) it was below freezing across Alabama this morning on this 3rd day of Spring. A hard freeze in many areas. Here is a selected list of lows, not one of those three-foot long lists that we sometimes do
(LIST UPDATED 9:28 AM)
13 Grantley (coldest so far)
14 Broomtown, Scrougeout
18 Pinson, Meridianville
19 Cullman, Munford, Fort Payne Airport, Bankhead National Forest, Cottondale
20 Springville/Simmons Mountain, Decatur, Crossville, Huntsville
21 Birmingham Airport, SE Trussville, Rock Mills, Concord/Hueytown
22 NorthFork, Alexander City, Lafayette
23 Jasper, Noccalula Falls
24 Anniston, Muscle Shoals, Jemison/Union Grove
25 Troy, Coker, Shelby County Airport, Moody/Leeds
26 Livingston
27 Tuscaloosa
28 Evergreen
29 Selma
30 Dothan
31 Mobile
If we still had a solid blanket of snow this morning, the temperatures would be much lower, by as much as 5 to 10 degrees in some places.
MOUNTAIN CITY WEATHER CENTER
An excellent weather site operated by Bill McMillan. The final low in Mountain City this morning was a frigid 2 above. Very impressive for early March!. Beautiful snow cover scenes. Mountain City is in the NE corner of Tennessee. At 2499 elevation, they get lots of upslope snow.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Mt. Leconte, high 10, low -4, 5 inches of snow
Newfound Gap, high 25, low zero, two inches of snow
Cades Cove, low of 10
Gatlinburg, Low 12, one inch of snow on the ground
