Winter Storm Warnings In Effect For Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, AL - It may be time for Birmingham residents to head to the grocery stores and stock up on the essentials, because the National Weather Service in Birmingham has paced a Winter Storm Warning effective through Tuesday. The NWS says the Birmingham metro could get up to two inches of snow Tuesday morning.

Reports say that rain will change to snow across the northwest corner of Alabama around midnight; the snow begins in areas like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Gadsden as early as 4 a.m. Tuesday.

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According to meteorologist James Spann, "The sun will break out Tuesday afternoon, pushing temperatures into the mid 30s in some places. This will help to improve road conditions temporarily, and hopefully drier air moving in will accelerate the evaporation process."

Spann said any lingering snow or water on roads will likely refreeze Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, when temperatures will drop into the 18- to 22-degree range. "The extent of travel impact Tuesday night and early Wednesday is somewhat conditional,"Spann said. "It all depends on how much evaporation/drying happens Tuesday afternoon when the sun comes out."

Power outages are not expected in the area, as not ice or freezing rain is expected.

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