Winter storm watch issued for north Alabama this weekend
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Freeze warnings are in effect across Alabama as Arctic air moves in, setting the stage for possible snow this weekend. Here's what we know.
Even if we you don’t get iced in this weekend after all, it’s always good to be prepared for when things do develop — sooner or later. An evolving forecast and a just-in-case checklist Meteorologists were still unsure exactly what the winter weather will bring us Friday and through the weekend.
“The chance for measurable accumulation of snow remain slow, with about a 10-30 percent chance of a tenth (0.1) inch of snow (maybe a bit more) falling mainly across portions of south-central Alabama and the western Florida panhandle, including Baldwin County,” the weather service said in its forecast discussion.
Alabama Power is preparing for severe weather this weekend.
Almost one year to the day after a record-breaking snowstorm visited the Alabama Gulf Coast, dumping 7.5 inches or more of snow from Mobile to Gulf Shores, south Alabamians were greeted once again by some winter precipitation.
Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while many northern states all the way to New England could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible,