Quick 5 o'clock Look

Rain now tapering off over West Alabama.
Steady rain over much of the rest of the state
Temperatures have warmed a few degrees over the extreme east such as the Anniston area

Earlier this morning, Vic Bell, the 3340 weather watcher for Black Creek was reporting 33 with a wintry mix and the ground crunchy with ice. Black Creek is in Northeast Etowah County some 12 miles northeast of Gadsden.

SPOT REPORTS AT 4 AM
Birmingham...45 with rain, gusty SE winds
Tuscaloosa...48 heavy rain
Huntsville...38 rain
Anniston...41 light rain
Fort Payne Airport...36 rain
Anniston...35 at 1201 feet ele., several degrees warmer than at midnight
Mt. Cheaha...36, several degrees warmer
Mentone...32 at elevation of 1765 feet

NOT SO GOOD EAST OF ALABAMA
Ice Storm Warning for Extreme NE Georgia
Ice Storm Warning for Upstate South Carolina
Ice StormWarning for Western North Carolina + Foothills
Freezing rain Advisory for rest of North Georgia, including Atlanta
Travel highly discouraged in the Ice Storm Warning Area
Damage to trees and powerlines expected
Travel will become very hazardous

SPOT REPORTS FROM THOSE AREAS AT 5 AM EST
Atlanta...32 with freezing rain
Chamblee, Ga.,...33 freezing rain
Gainesville, Ga.,...31 freezing rain
Raleigh-Durham...30 freezing rain
Asheville, N.C.,...28 freezing rain
Jefferson, N.C.,...21 light snow
Hickory, N.C.,...29 freezing rain
Charlotte...30 freezing rain
Greensboro...27 freezing rain

Look for a complete discussion from James Spann posted here by around 6 am CST.