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Rain and Storms Pushing Through Central Alabama
An area of rain and some thunderstorms has developed over southeastern Mississippi and West Alabama. It is moving northeast, tracking along and just south of I-59. The storms are located along the southern periphery of the precipitation area, drawing on … Continue reading
The Ash Wednesday Storm
Ash Wednesday is the High Holy Day signifying the beginning of the Lenten period. Ash Wednesday in 1962 was on March 7th. On that day, an unusual series of factors were coming together to create an especially bad situation along … Continue reading
Bad Situation on I-459
Numerous wrecks are being reported on I-459 by State Troopers on southbound I=459 at MM 27 via John Talbot on Twitter. This is just south of the I-20 interchange, north of Grants Mill Road. There are injuries and extraction help … Continue reading
Warning, Advisories Reconfigured
The NWS Birmingham continues the Winter Storm Warning for Jefferson, Blount, Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties until 3 p.m. They have posted a Winter Weather Advisory until 6 p.m. for counties to the east, including Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, … Continue reading
Band of Heavy Sleet Affecting I-59 Corridor
A band of moderate to heavy sleet is affecting many communities in a southwest to Northeast line from Sumter and Greene Counties through Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, southern Blount, southern Etowah, St. Clair and Cherokee Counties. It is sleeting like crazy … Continue reading
32F at Birmingham, Tuscaloosa
The temperature has reached 32F at the Birmingham International Airport and the Tuscaloosa Airport as well. Sleet is being reported in parts of the Birmingham metro area. Precipitation upstream is beginning to diminish, but periods of sleet and some freezing … Continue reading
Sleet Reports Increasing
Reports of sleet are becoming more common across Walker and northern Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties at this hour. In the past 15 minutes, sleet has been reported at Coker in northern Tuscaloosa County as well as in the cities of … Continue reading
Continuing to Watch the Thermometer
Another surge of colder air seems to be pushing into West Alabama at this hour. Temperatures have dropped to near freezing in the Jasper area in Walker County. It is still 37F at Tuscaloosa Regional, but the precipitation has changed … Continue reading
Freezing Line Holding…For Now
The freezing line is holding just north of Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Gadsden this hour, as if I-59 is some sort of fence. Here are the latest temperatures: As you can see by the regional radar, there is still lots of … Continue reading
Temperatures Nearing Freezing in Birmingham Metro
It is down to 34F now at the Birmingham Airport. Readings are close to freezing now in some of the higher elevation areas around Bluff Park and up in northeastern Jefferson County around Clay. KN3CVB in Trussville is down to … Continue reading
