Everything You Need To Know About The Winter Weather This Weekend

Get ready for a sudden drop in temperature after midnight. The worst should happen between 3am and 6am.

It will be a very cold weekend with the possibility of rain changing to snow.

That's right. Snow.

Don't panic. This will not be the BLIZZARD OF '93!

However, be careful if on the road as bridges and overpasses may be snow-covered.

We shouldn't get more than half an inch to an inch.

According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, here's the list of warnings/advisories for portions of Central Alabama

*A WIND ADVISORY

IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6PM SATURDAY

*FREEZE WARNING:

IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10AM SUNDAY

*WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9AM SATURDAY

Here's more information about the weekend weather for Alabama from the National Weather Service:

A strengthening storm system will move across the area tonight into early Saturday, bringing strong to severe storms possible across the southeast counties tonight into early Saturday then supporting a transition from rain to snow across our northern and portions of our central counties. Windy conditions are also expected tonight through Saturday and with the cold temperatures, this will result in wind chill values remaining below freezing across much of the area all day Saturday. Additionally, a widespread freeze is expected Saturday morning across all but the far southeast and again Sunday morning across the entire forecast area.

Changes from previous forecast: Minor adjustments made to severe weather risk area, snow totals and winter weather risk area.

Highlights:

Where:

Severe: Southeastern half of Central Alabama
Snow: Northern two-thirds of Central Alabama
Wind: All of Central Alabama
Freezing temperatures: All of Central Alabama

When:

Severe: 7 pm Friday to 3 am Saturday, highest impacts near and southeast of the Interstate 85 corridor
Snow: Around midnight to 9 am Saturday, highest impacts near and north of the Interstate 20 corridor
Wind: Late tonight through Saturday afternoon
Freezing temperatures: Saturday morning, Saturday evening to Sunday morning (significant), and Monday morning

Threats:

Severe: Damaging winds up to 60 mph and a tornado is possible
Snow: Hazardous road conditions; accumulations near 2" in the northwest
Wind: Potential for downed trees and power outages; sustained winds 15-20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph
Freezing temperatures: Impacts to cold-sensitive vegetation that has recently budded as well as vulnerable populations; the most significant instance of cold will be Saturday night into Sunday morning with lows in the lower 20s widespread with areas of upper 10s

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