Winter Weather in the deep south thread

[Ivanhater]

Weird. KMOB has updated its local forecast page. It still calls for a 90% pop (before noon) in West Mobile, but now Semmes (which is about 15-20 miles west of Mobile) has a forecast of rain/snow mix for the rest of the morning.

Yep..just saw that...areas in Mobile Metro have sleet/snow forecast now...

[Janie2006]

Currently 34.2F with heavy snow....big flakes. Trees are beginning to load.

Dionne, where is Crystal Springs, exactly? Is it between Hattiesburg and Jackson?

[Wannabewxman79]

So I went to be last night and the winter weather advisories have made it pretty close to the coast of NC but do you guys think it is going to keep creeping toward the coast? Is the cold air coming in faster than expected?

[Dionne]

Currently 34.2F with heavy snow....big flakes. Trees are beginning to load.

Dionne, where is Crystal Springs, exactly? Is it between Hattiesburg and Jackson?

South of Jackson in Copiah county.

[Ivanhater]

Getting reports that the changeover has begun in Montgomery and Selma....its starting!!

[Janie2006]

South of Jackson in Copiah county.

LOL! Well, ja, you're in the thick of it!

[Brent]

Getting reports that the changeover has begun in Montgomery and Selma....its starting!!

Snowing about 40 miles to my west now. It's coming!

[Dionne]

Our heavy snow warning from NWS Jackson expires in 14 minutes......I don't think thats going to happen....

[Extremeweatherguy]

Now its snowing!

[Brent]

Now its snowing!

Snow/sleet mix here, still mostly sleet but it's a start.

[HURAKAN]

[ronjon]

Montgomery NWS says in their short term forecast that snow amounts will only now be about an inch near Birmingham and 1-3 inches near Montgomery with the heaviest snow setting up south of Montgomery. This is due to the low pressure in the Gulf moving south of their forecasted positions - so areas between the gulf coast and central AL/GA may see a heavy snow event. Needless to say, that would be quite rare if this occurs.

[PTPatrick]

brother in Hattiesburg reports 2 inches, and moderate snow still coming down.

[Brent]

HEAVY snow here.

[Opal storm]

Well if Hattiesburg is getting snow Mobile should be changing over pretty soon.

I'm so jealous Brent! Have fun!

[PTPatrick]

I suspect the rapid southward drop of the snow line over night had a lot to do with she shear deepness of the convection in the hattiesburg area...it looks and sounds like from the mobile and jackson discussions that some areas may change back over to rain, before ending again as flurries... Having said that...at this point if you follow the nam...anywere from Biloxi to Pensacola could possibly see the precip end as flurries late this afternoon...but I wouldnt bet on any accumulation south of a line from Wiggins to citronelle to brewton. Like I said...if areas south of there see anything frozen it seems more on the order of light sleet or flurries.

[grangdm]

We've had heavy snow in Equality, Ala., (southeast tip of Coosa County) since 8:20 a.m. HUGE flakes! Beautiful snow to watch fall!

[PTPatrick]

I love watching those dinner plate snow flakes so characteristic of southern snows. Here in Denver we often get heavy snow and big flakes...but I have yet to see flakes as big as some southern snowflakes. Our air is typically so cold and dry our snow is generally more powdery except in October and March and April.

[Ivanhater]

Update from NWS Mobile!

.UPDATE...WILL UPDATE MARINE PRODUCT TO INCLUDE A GALE WARNING FOR
MOBILE BAY FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. BASED ON REPORTS OF
2-3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS WAYNE AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES
AND THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WORKING INTO THE AREA...HAVE CHANGED OVER
TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET HERE AT THE OFFICE...WILL GO WITH A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING GENERALLY WHERE THE SNOW ADVISORY WAS IN PLACE. WILL
ALSO ADD A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A BAND OF COUNTIES SOUTH OF
THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AREA FOR A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.
UPDATE OUT SOON. WILL NEED TO LOWER HIGHS TODAY BASED ON FALLING
TEMPERATURES. UPDATE OUT SOON. /29

[ronjon]

HEAVY snow here.

Brent, where are you located at in AL?