Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Cloudy But Very Mild Midday Across The Area
At the midday hour, it is a relatively cloudy Wednesday across Central Alabama. There are a few breaks in the clouds allowing the day to brighten just for a minute or two. In the southwestern parts of the state, the … Continue reading
At The Midday Hour, Clouds Are Moving In & So Are Rain Chances
Clouds Moving In, And So Are The Rain Chances Clouds have moved in over most of the north and western parts of Central Alabama at 11:40 AM, but radar is free of any shower activity at this point. Clouds will … Continue reading
At Midday, It’s Time To Kick The Ice Outta Here
Time For You To Go Ice Its a mostly sunny day across much of Central Alabama at the midday hour, with only a few clouds located over the southwestern counties of the area. This sunshine, along with a change in … Continue reading
I-20 Near I-459 Closed (as of 2:00 PM)
Alabama State Troopers say all lanes of I-20 are now closed near I-459. No timeframe for reopening. Even though some travel issues are clearing up with the sun slowly melting the ice, there are still many issues near the Birmingham … Continue reading
A Quick Update At 7:00 PM
The warm air in the atmosphere at 5,000 feet above the surface has started eroding away quickly, and snow is now falling for most north of the I-20 corridor from Leeds to Springville to Oneonta and back to the west … Continue reading
Heavy Sleet Now Moving Into The Birmingham Metropolitan Area
Heavy sleet is now making its way into Jefferson County and into the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. Travel conditions could start to deteriorate quickly as it starts. We are now looking at a possible icing conditions throughout the event, as some … Continue reading
Closures And Cancellations For This Evening
The Pickens and Randolph County Emergency Management Agencies and Law Enforcement Officials across the counties are requesting that residents remain off the roadways across these counties through the overnight hours. All flights in and out of Montgomery Airport have been … Continue reading
A Quick Winter Weather Update At 4PM
More moisture is moving into Central Alabama from southern Mississippi, and this is where our big show will be coming from. Latest projected soundings for the area has that nose of above freezing air that has been hovering around 5,000 … Continue reading
A Quick Winter Weather Update For Central Alabama At 11:15 AM
Just within the last hour, sleet and freezing rain has started falling in many locations in the western 2/3rds of the area, including Center Point, Pinson, Vestavia Hills, Deatsville, Altoona, Pell City, Alabaster… just to name a few. A sleet/freezing … Continue reading
Winter Storm Warning Extended Farther Into West Alabama
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has extended the Winter Storm Warning into Greene, Marengo, and Sumter counties. All of the counties under the Winter Storm Warning will be in the warning until 9:00 AM CST on Saturday morning. We … Continue reading
