In a statement early this evening, the National Weather Service in Memphis warns that significant ice and sleet accumulations are expected across parts of the Mid-South tonight. Freezing rain is expected to develop with significant and possibly damaging ice accumulations. … Continue reading →

Check out this mid-afternoon decrease in temperature as you go from SE to NW. These temperatures taken at the same time from Miami all the way to the Arctic Coast of Alaska: 80 in Miami 76 Tampa 70 Montgomery 65 … Continue reading →

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 212 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 ALZ001-002-160600- /O.NEW.KHUN.ZR.Y.0002.081216T0600Z-081216T1500Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS 212 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 …FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT … Continue reading →

At 10 this morning the leading edge of the very cold air had reached NW Mississippi, North Louisiana and deep into Texas. Consider these big contrasts at this hour and some overnight changes: 37 at 10 am in Utica, Miss., … Continue reading →

The old barometer built up to a very high 31.00 inches at Fairbanks today, or 1052 millibars. Late today, it was a very high 1054 MB at Mayo in the Yukon of NW Canada. (Translation: A very strong high pressure … Continue reading →

There are two weather terms that really catch the attention of Alabama residents and most of the Deep South. One starts with a “T” and the other starts with an “S.” Of course, we are speaking of tornadoes and snow. … Continue reading →

Just to give you a heads up, Here in Hackleburg it is snowing hard and sticking of bridges and over passes. The big bridge over Bear Creek that comes into Hackleburg is in bad condition when we came over it … Continue reading →

…and additional reports from EMA, police, etc. * Tim Hood in Hackleburg reports roads are slick and the highway department is putting out salt. Earlier. Tim also reports two to 2.5 inches on the ground. The Chielf of Police in … Continue reading →

Radar at 5:45 pm, showed the main precipitation area from about Florence and Athens southward to Fayette and Vernon. Overall, it continues to slowly shrink in size and it also seems a bit weaker. Away from that, some scattered showers … Continue reading →

The precipitation shield is shrinking rather quickly over NW Alabama but many communities reporting snow. My grad daughter reports steady big flakes. She lives between Russellville and Red Bay but closer to Russellville. Two inches of snow reported on the … Continue reading →