Residents along the Alabama Gulf coast could see something they reportedly haven’t seen in seven years. There’s an eighty five percent chance of snow today. The Gulf coast got a taste of winter weather back in late 2017 and early 2018. That was a tenth of inch. Some forecasts put today’s snowfall at possibly two to five inches. The lows along the Gulf coast aren’t predicted to rise above freezing until Saturday. USA Health says its doctors offices and the Mitchell Cancer Institute are all closed today.
A working group of Mobile area non-profits and government agencies is making sure no one is left unhoused during this week’s freezing temperatures. Mobile’s Non-Traditional Shelter Group began planning last March to open shelters for extreme weather emergencies like today’s arctic blast. The Waterfront Rescue Mission and two local churches are opening their doors for families with children. Mission Director Jim Langston says meeting that need is critical.
“We have no other place to take families. That’s been one of the greatest heartaches for us here on nights like we’re having now is when a family comes up,” said Langston…