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Sunny Sunday, Showers Ahead
A very nice mid-February Sunday is in progress this afternoon. Highs are warming into the 60s across the entire area. A few high clouds are streaming across the area, but they are doing little to filter the sun. Lows tonight … Continue reading
Saturday Afternoon Update
Today is running a little chillier than we first thought. The cold front that moved through last evening put a lot distance in between it and us overnight, which has plunged us even deeper in the colder airmass it is … Continue reading
Earthquake in GA/SC
A fairly strong earthquake occurred around 9:25 p.m. CST across northern Georgia and South Carolina. It was felt in Columbia and Atlanta as well as Athens. One eyewitness familiar with quakes said it seemed to be about 4.5 in magnitude, … Continue reading
Rainy Valentine’s Night
A rainy Valentine’s night is in progress across Central Alabama as a strong upper level trough and cold front approach the state. A shield of rain and embedded thunder is pushing across the middle of the state. At this hour, … Continue reading
A Little Thunder in Eastern Mississippi
All afternoon, we have been wondering if there would be any thunder with the activity coming out of Mississippi into Alabama tonight. We have gotten our answer in the past few minutes as lightning has developed from north of Yazoo … Continue reading
Roads Slushy, Delay Travel ’til Noon
Roads are slushy and dangerous across the areas which received heavy snow last night. Don’t drive unless you absolutely have to until noon. There are still icy patches. John Talbot reports conditions are bad on I-65 at I-45 with numerous … Continue reading
Snow Depth Tweets!
Here are some representative snow depths (and a couple of cool pictures) from tonight’s show across Central Alabama taken from the @spann Twitter feed or using the #ALWX hashtag.
Excellent Nowcast by NWS
Excellent nowcast from the NWS Birmingham just a couple of minutes ago: PICKENS…LAMAR…MARION…THE HEAVIEST WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY END BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. AFTER 800 PM…ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BUT WILL BE MUCH MORE SPORADIC IN NATURE. SURFACE … Continue reading
Snow Here, Tornado Warnings in Florida!
To show you the dynamic nature of this powerful winter storm, there is now a severe thunderstorm watch, two severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warning in Florida. Please click on the images to enlarge them. Here is the latest … Continue reading
Late Reports
FROM NWS HUNTSVILLE …12:04 p.m. Snow/rain mix in Athens. …12:12 p.m. Snow covering the ground in Cloverdale in Lauderdale Co., south of Cherokee. …12:17 p.m. Moderate snow in Riverton in NW Colbert County. …12:23 p.m. Big flakes in Killen and … Continue reading
