MONDAY MORNING BITTER COLD--Final Update

This is our final update at this morning's very cold weather across Alabama and the Southern Appalachians:

EAST TENNESSEE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
5 below zero on Newfound Gap with 14 inches of snow on the ground
11 below on Mt. Leconte with a whopping 25 inches of snow!
10 below at Beech Mountain, N. C., with 6 inches of snow
6 below at Jefferson, N. C.
12 below on Mt. Mitchell, N. C., with 10 inches of snow

Thanks to Bill McMillan in Mountain City, Tenn., for this extra information: It was 5 below zero in Mountain City this morning with 4 inches of snow on the ground. Nearby Trade, Tenn., in an upslope area, had 6 inches. Stone Mountain 8 inches of snow.

NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
4 above zero at Black Rock Mountain, elevation 3464 feet

ALABAMA
10 degrees atop Mt. Cheaha, the state's highest point at 2407 feet
11 in Valley Head (Dekalb County)
12 at Desoto State Park, Jacksonville and Crossville
13 at Vinemont (North Cullman County) the Cullman Agric station and in SE Franklin County and also at Trussville
14 in Cedar Bluff, Huntsville, Black Creek, Addison, Ashland, Talladega, Owens Cross Roads and Russell Cave National Monument, Meridianville and Meadowbrook (near Birmingham)
15 in Wedowee, Scottsboro, Russellville, Decatur, Pinson, Greystone Farms and Center Point
16 at Gadsden Airport, Jasper, Dearmanville, Heflin, Oak Grove (West Jefferson County) Collinsbille, Muscle Shoals, Cottondale and Fort Payne Airport
17 in Birmingham, Oxford, Alexander City, Union Springs, Guntersville, Alabaster and Holly Pond (Cullman County)
18 in Auburn, Inverness, Fayette, Wadley, Helena and Cullman
19 in Tuscaloosa, Livingston and at Shelby County Airport
22 in Troy
23 in Montgomery and Selma

SPECIAL NOTES:

...The lowest wind chill in Center Point was 2 below.
...The lowest wind chill in Alabaster was 1 above.
...While we are freezing, the ABC 33/40 Weather Watcher in Billings, Mont., Todd Foisy reports that it is "insanely warm" in Billings with December so far averaging 11.5 degrees warmer than normal!

Stay Warm!