Sunday Night Look
We continue to watch radar/temperature trends tonight. One of our better performing high resolution, short term models is the HRRR, and it is suggesting the freeze line will be north of Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston/Gadsden early tomorrow morning…
If this is indeed the case, most of the freezing rain issues will be north of U.S. 278 (north of a line from Hamilton to Cullman to Gadsden). However, even good, high resolution models often can be poor at thermal fields in a very shallow, cold airmass, so those down to I-59 still need to be ready for ice travel early tomorrow.
To the north, Nashville is getting close to freezing, and the 32 degree line should slip into North Alabama after midnight…
It is going to be the classic timing issue with cold air coming in from the north, as the deeper moisture begins to lift out early tomorrow morning.
NWS advisories have not changed.
BOTTOM LINE: Since icy travel is still possible down to I-59 (Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden) early tomorrow, but the higher probability of travel impact is a bit to the north. Get up extra early tomorrow and check on road conditions before you head out. I will have a full discussion and a new Weather Xtreme video posted early tomorrow.
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