Very little going on in Alabama at noon. Only a few light showers separated by a lot of miles. Balmy everywhere.
Nearest significant showers…western Arkansas.
CHECKING ON OUR ARCTIC COLD FRONT
Low pressure area forming over SE Arkansas and NE Texas on the front is holding up the action temporarily. As the low moves NE along the front and gets out of the way, the very cold air will sweep eastward more rapidly. May between midnight and 3 AM before the front reaches Birmingham.
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
Storm Prediction Center (SPC) took out SE Alabama from a slight risk. However, much of North, Central and West Alabama still included. For Birmingham Metro, should be a late night event. Forcing looks impressive but instability relatively weak.
PEEKING INTO BITER COLD COUNTRY–TWO SPOT REPORTS
Tinker AFB, Okla.,…19, blowing snow, gusts to 40
McAlester, Okla.,…27, visibility less than 2 miles, snow and sleet, winter storm warning. Sleet and snow will be increasing and there may be a thunderstorm during the snow (thundersnow!) Total from the storm 2 to 4 inch accumulating.
SAINT LOUIS
Still expecting 6 to 8 inches of snow and sleet accumulation made even worse by freezing rain at times.
USA COLD SPOTS AND SNOW REPORTS
23 below zero this morning 33 miles north of Craig, in NW Colorado
17 below at Greeley, Colo. (Not in the mountains, out in the flat country SE of Fort Collins.
18 inches of snow from this storm just SSW of Boulder, Colo.
17 inches at Aspen Springs, Colo.
16 inches NW of Golden, Colo.
