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And Now… A Tornado Watch!
The low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico (1004 mb) is pushing a warm front into the Florida Panhandle. The SPC has issued a Tornado Watch for the Florida Big Bend area and extreme southern Georgia, including Panama City, … Continue reading
Historic Snow Storm
A historic snow storm continues to impact North Alabama late this afternoon with impacts being felt as far south as Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston. Snow will accumulate as far south as a line from Eutaw to Centreville to Calera to … Continue reading
Will It Snow In Tuscaloosa/Birmingham?
Yes. The rain/snow line is inching south and eastward late this afternoon. It is now snowing across the northern two thirds of Pickens County, in places like Carrollton, Gordo and Reform. Lamar County is all snow. There is snow across … Continue reading
The Picture of Disappointment
@bellahuyn10 in Gardendale sent this photo of a disappointed snowfan. But take heart, cooling aloft will change precipitation to snow later this evening as the surface low moves east for areas along and north of I-20 that have been bereft … Continue reading
One More Source of Ground Truth…Google Maps
The NWS in Birmingham just tweeted an image of Google Maps showing slow traffic in areas where the snow has accumulated. I grabbed the same image and drew a line showing the rough approximation of the rain/snow line.
Snow Accumulation Reports
The blue icons show snow depth storm reports from the National Weather Service. COUNTY BY COUNTY ST CLAIR Numerous wrecks on I-59 between Argo and Springville WALKER 4 inches of snow 7 and 10 miles north of Jasper Many wrecks … Continue reading
Travel Nearly Impossible in Blount, Lamar, Marion and Walker Counties
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY CLANTON ALABAMA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 231 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ALABAMA EMERGENCY … Continue reading
Snow Will Begin in Birmingham Soon
The snow line is working its way south and east at this hour and is into western and northern Jefferson County. You will notice a change to a slushy rain/snow mix then to all snow. It will not take long … Continue reading
Numerous Accidents in Snow Areas
Numerous automobile accidents are being reported across Walker County according to John Talbot. A little earlier Jasper Police called in all their officers because the roads were becoming impassable. The changeover line extends from southern Etowah County into northern St. … Continue reading
Change to Snow Happening Over Northwest Alabama
The precipitation is changing to to snow over Northwest Alabama, a little ahead of schedule this afternoon. It is now snow heavily in Hamilton. Reports indicate that the snow starts to accumulate as soon as the changeover occurs. Jim Westland … Continue reading
