Sleet/Snow Increasing

The airmass over Alabama is very dry this morning, with dewpoints at or below across Central Alabama.  But the airmass will moisten through the morning as moisture rides up and over the cold airmass in place. You can expect snow or sleet changing to snow increasing during the morning hours.

The NWS warns that there could be crippling ice accumulations over a part of East Central Alabama including Pike, Barbour, Bullock and Russell Counties starting late this morning and continuing into this afternoon. This activity may extend into southern Montgomery and Macon Counties as well. Folks in these areas need to prepare early this morning for one quarter inch of ice, which will prevent driving and cause power outages.

We are already seeing increasing sleet over West Alabama over parts of Sumter, southern Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry and northwestern Dallas Counties.

Starting to see reports of heavy sleet west of Demopolis on Highway 80.

Light snow is starting to increase over parts of North Alabama as well. Light snow recently reported at Hodges in Franklin County. .

Here is a county by county run down of winter weather alerts:
Calhoun and Cleburne Counties have been added to the winter weather advisory till Tuesday at 6:00 AM CST.

Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Tallapoosa. Stay in effect unti 6:00 AM CST Tuesday.

Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect at 10:00 AM CST for Bibb, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Greene, Hale, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega til 6 a.m. tomorrow.

REPORTS TO THE WEST
…NWS Jackson has added another tier of counties to their winter storm warning. A winter weather advisory will be added from Madison County over to Kemper County in Mississippi.

…Lauderdale County MS bridges are icing. Meridian PD working multiple wrecks.

…Sleet being reported in Hattiesburg

…Sleet accumulating at 6:37 across Rankin County in the Brandon area.

…Brookhaven has sleet transitioning to snow.

…”Snow really coming down” at NWS Officewith 22F.

Category: Alabama's Weather