Bill Murray is getting some shut-eye. Today (Friday) was his birthday. Very early on this Saturday morning, widespread precipitation continues across Central Alabama. For several hours, the entire rain area has been shifting toward the ESE so now much of … Continue reading →

* Light rain and sleet mixed north of Reform, Pickens County * Light sleet in Hoover, near Spain Park * Sleet between Cullman and Eva * Mix of light drizzle/light sleet Crestwood section of East Birmingham * Light rain and … Continue reading →

If you are watching radar this evening, a lot of the precipitation that you see over West Alabama is not reaching the grouind. It is evaporating on the way down. Evening sounds show that the air over Birmingham is extremely … Continue reading →

Sleet has been reported at these West Alabama locations as of 3 pm, CST North of Reform in Pickens County Coker in West Tuscaloosa County Northport Downtown Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Campus Hamilton In East Mississippi, considerable sleet with roads … Continue reading →

Part of a report from Huntsville: Scroll down for a Winter Weather Advisory from NWS/Birmingham ——————————————————- A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL ARRIVE EARLY THIS EVENING IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…SPREADING EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 … Continue reading →

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 101 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008 …ANOTHER BOUT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT… .A WINTRY MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND POSSIBLY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND … Continue reading →

* Just before noon, the Bolivar County EMA Office, in NW Mississippi, reported that bridges and overpasses had ice over across the county. This includes the city of Cleveland. * At 12:10 pm, the EMA Office at Belzoni, Miss., advised … Continue reading →

This is not an exhaustive list, instead a typical sampling from around the state. My good friend in Steele reminded me that this was a “slow, steady, soaking rain with so little wind to cause any evaporation.” He is correct. … Continue reading →

The rain area in the state is getting smaller and smaller. At 7:45, most of the rain was from East Shelby, Talladega and Calhoun County eastward into Georgia. To the south lesser amounts of rain extended from Montgomery eastward. Some … Continue reading →

Rain drapes a large part of Central Alabama late this afternoon. In fact is it a wide area of rain, drizzle, fog and low clouds. Visibility is poor in some areas and the low clouds were topping or obscuring the … Continue reading →