West Alabama County-by-County NWS Winter Weather Alerts Guide

Anticipation is building for the arrival of winter weather in Alabama on Friday. The concern of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain in our area has prompted various winter alerts from the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

This winter weather system will come from the Mid-South region and will impact many states, including “Kentucky, Tennessee, far northern parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia into North Carolina and upstate South Carolina,” said The Weather Channel.

Townsquare Media Coverage Area Weather Alerts

To help you stay informed, here is a West Alabama county-by-county guide of the current winter weather alerts for counties covered by the Townsquare Media radio stations: Praise 93.3, 92.9 WTUG, 95.3 The Bear, Catfish 100.1, Tide 100.9, 101.7 The River, and 105.1 The Block.

These are various winter weather alerts that the National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued. The forecast could be impacted as weather conditions change, and these weather alerts could be updated.

Real-Time Winter Weather Alerts for West Alabama

Updated: Thursday, January 9, at 2:45 p.m.

Bibb

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Fayette

Winter Storm Warning starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until Saturday, January 11 at 6 a.m.

Greene

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Hale

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Lamar

Winter Storm Warning starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until Saturday, January 11 at 6 a.m.

Perry

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Pickens

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Sumter

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Tuscaloosa

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Walker

Winter Storm Warning starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until Saturday, January 11 at 6 a.m.

Specific Details of Each Alert

Winter Storm Warning begins Friday, January 10, at Midnight

until Saturday, January 11, at 6 a.m.

Residents under this warning can expect “heavy snow expected, mixing at times with sleet and freezing rain. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3  inches and ice accumulations up to one-tenth of an inch,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

The potential impacts are that “Roads, especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham. “The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday morning commute. Any lingering moisture will likely refreeze Friday evening through early Saturday morning.”

Winter Weather Advisory starting Friday, January 10, Midnight until 3 p.m.

Residents under this advisory can expect “Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one-tenth of an inch,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

The potential impacts are that “Roads, especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions,” said the National Weather Service in Birmingham. “The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning commute. Any lingering moisture will likely refreeze Friday evening through early Saturday morning.”

Cold Weather Advisory ends Thursday, January 9, at 8 a.m.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham said Alabamians should be aware of this and expect “very cold wind chill values from 10 to 15 degrees expected. "