BMX has updated their WS Warning:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
206 PM CST Thu Jan 9 2025
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Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-
Cherokee-Cleburne-Jefferson-St. Clair-
Including the cities of Double Springs, Hoover, Centre, Hamilton,
Gadsden, Pell City, Heflin, Jasper, Fayette, Moody, Sulligent,
Birmingham, Anniston, Vernon, and Oneonta
206 PM CST Thu Jan 9 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6
AM CST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet
accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations up to two
tenths of an inch.
* WHERE...Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette,
Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, St. Clair, Walker, and Winston Counties.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 AM CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road
conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday
morning and evening commutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use
extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.