If the snow across North Alabama this morning was a suprise to you it was a suprise to us as well. While we expected a little snow or sleet to fall this morning, 5″ of the stuff was the farthest thing from our minds. This is a great example of how forecasting the weather is not an exact science. The snow fell in a narrow band about 30 miles wide across portions of north Alabama and southern Tennesse. With the exception of Colbert County and Lawrence County, if you lived south of the Tennessee River you didn’t see anything at all. The map below shows this narrow swath of snow. Rain is on the way tonight, but more wintry precipitation could fall by the end of the week. Be sure to check out all the snow pictures from this morning from our viewers at WAFF.com.

Jeff Castle
WAFF 48 Storm Team

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