Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
Late Morning Update on Severe Weather Threat
It is certainly shaping up to be a very busy afternoon, evening, and overnight period for many area across the Southeast. We are watching a developing storm system over the Plains and Mississippi River Valley that is enhancing the atmospheric … Continue reading
Dense Fog Advisory this Morning
The NWS Offices in Birmingham and Huntsville have issued a Dense For Advisory for all the counties in their CWAs this morning. Use caution this morning on local roadways. …DENSE FOG OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA… .MOIST CONDITIONS AHEAD … Continue reading
Some Lingering Snow Showers
Another check of the radar shows we do have a few snow showers continuing to impact areas in the western, central, and south parts of the Birmingham Metro. Nothing significant, and certainly nothing like we had earlier in the night, … Continue reading
Snow Totals from Central Alabama
Bill Murray and I spent the last few hours tracking down overall snow totals. We have included most everyone we could find and their location. Reports are via NWS chat as well as social media. Roads in the areas that … Continue reading
A Few Snow Showers Persist
We still continue to monitor snow showers across Central Alabama tonight. Depending on your location these showers are moving in different directions. West of I-65, a few light showers are heading towards the southeast. They are impacting areas around Jasper, … Continue reading
Heaviest Snow Lifting Northeast
It sure did get pretty exciting across Central Alabama this afternoon and evening. Once the rain started transitioning to snow, it happened quick and spread very rapidly. The heaviest band of snow developed over western portions of the state and … Continue reading
Heaviest Snow Impacting Birmingham Metro
Quite the snow burst affecting Greater Birmingham. Reports across the city and metro area of rapid snow fall accumulations. Snow depths range from 1.5-4 inches throughout the area. Everything is covered in snow, including roadways and bridges. Travel is hazardous … Continue reading
Civil Emergency Message for Central Alabama
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IN MARION…WINSTON… BLOUNT…ETOWAH…LAMAR…FAYETTE…WALKER…JEFFERSON…AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES. NUMEROUS ROADWAYS…BOTH MAJOR THROUGH FARES AND LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS…ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND IN SOME CASES IMPASSABLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST … Continue reading
Heavy Snow Approaching Birmingham
Heaviest snow band is moving into western Jefferson County now. Very large and heavy snow is falling just to the west of the city and will be moving into the city shortly. Road conditions are deteriorating where the heavier snow … Continue reading
Storm Reports
The Winter Storm is well underway across Alabama this evening. The transition to snow is now approaching Interstate 20 in Jefferson County. Where the transitions has occurred already, it happened very rapidly at locations across our northwestern counties. To begin … Continue reading
