North Alabama Braces for Weekend Winter Weather: Ice, Rain and Potential Snow

A Winter Storm Watch covers much of North Alabama and parts of southern Middle Tennessee from Friday evening through Sunday as forecasters warn of a potentially complex storm that could bring freezing rain and ice in the northwest and northeast, with rain likely elsewhere; warmer low-level air may keep many areas above freezing through Saturday, but a cold-air damming pattern could trigger freezing rain in Northeast Alabama; Sunday night into Monday could see a rapid plunge to very cold temperatures and black ice on roads. The forecast remains uncertain and updates will follow.