The Townsquare Media Weather Center has been monitoring the possibility of winter weather in West Alabama for several days.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said, “Confidence continues to increase for the potential of significant winter weather impacts, especially across the northern half of Central Alabama.”
The impacts in Alabama are part of a more extensive system that The Weather Channel has named “Winter Storm Cora.” Various winter weather alerts have already been issued for Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
National Weather Service in Birmingham’s “What You Need to Know”
What
Impactfully significant amounts of snow and/or ice accumulation. Snow and sleet accumulations between 2 and 5 inches are possible for counties included within the Winter Storm Watch.
Where
The northern half of Central Alabama, with the greatest potential for impactful accumulations along and north of the I-20 corridor.
When
Precipitation may begin as early as late Thursday night in the west and southwest, spreading over much of Central Alabama overnight through Friday morning. Wintry precipitation should come to an end by Friday evening.
Impacts
Travel conditions may become difficult to dangerous across the northernmost counties…