National Weather Service Huntsville

Snow is reportedly falling along the Tennessee Valley and that means the possibility of icy driving conditions in the coming hours. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Huntsville say after the possible wintry mix or freezing rain, motorists should be on the alert for slippery conditions on roads and bridges tonight and into tomorrow.

The forecast calls for frigid temperatures and the threat of black ice on the roads this weekend. This is Alabama’s second arctic blast in just over a week. The last cold snap left up to seven inches of snow, closed schools, and delayed airline flights.

Freezing rain and sleet fell across portions of the Southeast into Tuesday morning. Winter storm warnings were in effect for Lawrence, Limestone and Madison counties in Alabama. Poweroutage.com reports just over six thousand (UPDATED) Alabama homes and businesses without power this morning.

A high impact weather system blew through central and southern Alabama overnight, prompting tornado warnings for Mobile and Baldwin Counties, heavy winds due to squall lines, and one of the two heaviest power outages nationally according to poweroutage.us.

Meteorologists across the state warn of the risk for severe weather this weekend. For some residents, this weather starts today. Weather experts are advising Alabamians to be aware of possible thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail.

Much of Alabama is under a flood watch as a destructive winter storm hitting the Midwest could cause severe storms in the south. The rough winter weather is marching across the United States.

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