Yesterday the ole thermometer reached a springlike 75 at Tuscaloosa. At mid-morning today, WTXT Radio in Tuscaloosa reported very light flurries. The temperature at Tuscaloosa Airport at 9 am was 31, a plunge of 44 degrees overnight.
By the way, 109 years ago this morning (February 13, 1899) it was 7 below zero at Tuscaloosa and 16 below at Hamilton.
In our early morning forecast today, we mentioned the possibility of a bit of wintry precipitation over Extreme North Alabama but certainly not down into Central Alabama.
We have several reports of very light accumulation this morning mainly on roofs, decks, etc., but no general snow that is accumulation.
At mid-morning the low pressure area that brought all the rain was over the Carolinas and the cold front had pushed into North Florida. Visible satellite shows the overcast all the way back to West Mississippi so we will not see quick clearing for our areas.
SPOT REPORTS 9 AM CST
25 Muscle Shoals, wintry mix, wind chill 15
26 light snow Huntsville, wind chill 13
23 light snow Haleyville, north wind to 18, wind chill 12
30 cloudy Gadsden Airport, wind chill 21 (light dusting nearby Rainbow City)
31 cloudy Tuscaloosa, intermittent light flurries in the area, wind chill 22
29 Birmingham, light snow, wind chill 18 (long way to go for our forecast high of 41)
30 light snow Shelby County Airport, wind chill 19
32 cloudy Anniston, wind chill 22
34 cloudy Mobile, gusts to 30, wind chill 22
28 light snow Cullman Airport, wind chill 20
28 cloudy Albertville, wind chill 19
RAIN AMOUNTS
Another statewide rain in the last 24 hours. Everybody did not get enough to cheer about but there were beneficial amounts in many areas. Just a few samples:
0.82 Bear Creek
1.03 Evergreen
0.79 Anniston
0.63 Pinson
0.39 Huntsville
0.47 Tuscaloosa and Muscle Shoals
0.45 Montgomery
0.86 Ashville
0.67 Alexander City
1.08 Clanton
0.62 Fort Payne
1.04 Mt. Cheaha
0.66 Pell City
0.70 Sylacauga
0.43 Steele
