At 7 p.m., temperatures were below freezing over the Tennessee Valley and adjacent areas of North Mississippi. Some readings included:
Deactur...32
Huntsville AP...32
Muscle Shoals...31
Cullman...30
Across Central Alabama...the airmass was a little milder...
Birmingham...39
Tuscaloosa...40
Anniston...41
Skies are cloudy across the entire area. The clouds will act as a blanket overnight, preventing temperatures from falling very far. Good thing.
Radars indicate that an area of mixed snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is expanding to the west of Alabama. This precipitation will arrive in western sections of the state before 9 p.m. Bad thing.
No reporting stations in Mississippi were observing precipitation at 7 p.m.
Much of the initial wave of precipitation will evaporate before reaching the ground. A process called evaporative cooling will allow temperatures to fall 2-3 degrees as this occurs. This will allow areas in the middle 30s to cool to near freezing.
The precipitation is light, but where it falls into freezing air near the surface, the phenomenon of freezing rain will occur. This can cause bridges and elevated highways to ice quickly.
The greatest threat of that is icing is north of a line from Millport to Berry to Warrior to Gadsden, where temperatures are expected to be near freezing at the onset of precipitation. But, temperatures should dip to near freezing for a short time as far south as Tuscaloosa... Birmingham... Odenville and Jacksonville. Icing could occur briefly along and north of this line also.
If you are traveling across North or Central Alabama later tonight and Monday morning, check the latest forecasts and road conditions before heading out. Take it easy when driving and be alert for ice.
Deactur...32
Huntsville AP...32
Muscle Shoals...31
Cullman...30
Across Central Alabama...the airmass was a little milder...
Birmingham...39
Tuscaloosa...40
Anniston...41
Skies are cloudy across the entire area. The clouds will act as a blanket overnight, preventing temperatures from falling very far. Good thing.
Radars indicate that an area of mixed snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is expanding to the west of Alabama. This precipitation will arrive in western sections of the state before 9 p.m. Bad thing.
No reporting stations in Mississippi were observing precipitation at 7 p.m.
Much of the initial wave of precipitation will evaporate before reaching the ground. A process called evaporative cooling will allow temperatures to fall 2-3 degrees as this occurs. This will allow areas in the middle 30s to cool to near freezing.
The precipitation is light, but where it falls into freezing air near the surface, the phenomenon of freezing rain will occur. This can cause bridges and elevated highways to ice quickly.
The greatest threat of that is icing is north of a line from Millport to Berry to Warrior to Gadsden, where temperatures are expected to be near freezing at the onset of precipitation. But, temperatures should dip to near freezing for a short time as far south as Tuscaloosa... Birmingham... Odenville and Jacksonville. Icing could occur briefly along and north of this line also.
If you are traveling across North or Central Alabama later tonight and Monday morning, check the latest forecasts and road conditions before heading out. Take it easy when driving and be alert for ice.
Hooray bring on Spring/Summer
on February 19, 2006, 7:54 pm
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on February 19, 2006, 8:03 pm
every-Sunday thing. Everyone be careful, check the roads in the morning, drive safely.....
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