A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain developed during the morning hours as warm air aloft over-topped sub-freezing temperatures at ground-level. Ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch were reported, especially across northeastern Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain developed during the morning hours as warm air aloft over-topped sub-freezing temperatures at ground-level. Ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch were reported, especially across northeastern Alabama. Several local roads were closed on elevated surfaces and mountainous terrain. Warmer temperatures spread into northwest Alabama during the late afternoon and early evening hours improving road conditions. Dramatically, temperatures climbed into the 50s during the overnight hours in northwest and north central Alabama. Conditions improved more slowly across northeast Alabama during the early morning of the 16th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported. The Emergency Manager for Franklin County reported around 40 automobile accidents due to the icy roads within just a few minutes of the precipitation beginning.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported. A newspaper article reported that several injuries due to slips and falls on the ice were reported by the Marshall County Emergency Manager.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet produced very hazardous travel conditions. A few hundredths of an inch of ice were reported.
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