Snow Hits Alabama

Standing at the intersection of Highways 84 and 69, police officers and volunteer firefighters direct traffic. The snow storm briefly shutdown major roadways today and brought a big headache to the area.

“Don't really care for it,” says Coffeeville Chief of Police Clint Harrell. “It just makes a mess.” Harrell says Coffeeville residents should probably stay home. Wet and snow covered roads could lead to some tough driving conditions.

“If you hadn't got to stay on the road don't be on the highway,” says Assistant Chief of the Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department Ricky Clanton. “I think we're supposed to have lows in the 20s and when this freezes you'll have a bunch of black ice on the roads, which is a major problem.” Not everyone’s taking it easy. Lee Shields and his friends are piled into an SUV running errands today.

“This is gorgeous weather and everything,” says Shields. “Just seeing all this white everywhere, it's great.” Shopping may be tough. The weather was so bad, one local grocery store had a sign that read “Closed Due to the Weather, Sorry.”

Summary below courtesy of Mobile's National Weather Service office.

TOXEY...........................4 INCHES
BULTER.........................3 INCHES
LISMAN.........................3 INCHES
MATHERVILLE...............3 INCHES
WAYNESBORO..............3 INCHES
THOMASVILLE...............3 INCHES
ALBERTA.......................2 INCHES
EUCUTTA.......................2 INCHES
CHATOM.......................1 INCH
COFFEEVILLE...............1 INCH
FRANKVILLE.................1 INCH
STATELINE...................1 INCH