An upper level disturbance is moving across Alabama tonight. It is producing snow flurries over sections of the state.
Light flurries were moving across northern Jefferson County at 8:35 p.m.
In addition to the snow flurries, a large area of widespread light to moderate snow had developed over East Alabama. The activity was intensifying as it moves into Georgia, I would not be surprised to see reports of some accumulation from Gadsden down through Anniston to Ashland and near Lafayette in Chambers County.
The NWS Huntsville reports that I-59 near Fort Payne was covered with a dusting of snow.
Areas that receive snow tonight will be vulnerable to melting and refreezing of the snow overnight into black ice. Black ice makes driving very hazardous as you cannot see it before you are on it. Be careful if you are traveling in the areas that receive accumulation tonight and Monday morning.
Temperatures will drop into the middle 20s tonight in most locations with a few normally colder locations reaching the lower 20s.
An interesting note from the NWS Huntsville. There was an actual lake effect snow effect off Lake Wheeler in the Tennessee Valley today. Cold air flowing across the relatively warm waters of the lake picked up moisture and made for lake effect snow downwind of the lake.
Light flurries were moving across northern Jefferson County at 8:35 p.m.
In addition to the snow flurries, a large area of widespread light to moderate snow had developed over East Alabama. The activity was intensifying as it moves into Georgia, I would not be surprised to see reports of some accumulation from Gadsden down through Anniston to Ashland and near Lafayette in Chambers County.
The NWS Huntsville reports that I-59 near Fort Payne was covered with a dusting of snow.
Areas that receive snow tonight will be vulnerable to melting and refreezing of the snow overnight into black ice. Black ice makes driving very hazardous as you cannot see it before you are on it. Be careful if you are traveling in the areas that receive accumulation tonight and Monday morning.
Temperatures will drop into the middle 20s tonight in most locations with a few normally colder locations reaching the lower 20s.
An interesting note from the NWS Huntsville. There was an actual lake effect snow effect off Lake Wheeler in the Tennessee Valley today. Cold air flowing across the relatively warm waters of the lake picked up moisture and made for lake effect snow downwind of the lake.
on February 12, 2006, 8:49 pm
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