Overview
- The National Weather Service in Huntsville placed Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cullman counties under a Winter Storm Watch from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday 6 p.m.
- Forecasts call for 2–3 inches of snow in places, more than a quarter inch of freezing rain, and subfreezing temperatures with dangerous wind chills persisting into early next week.
- Alabama Power says crews are on standby and that nationwide contract crews will be called in if significant damage occurs.
- Huntsville Utilities warns that ice on power lines and trees could cause outages and that icy roads will lengthen response times.
- Emergency officials urge residents to charge devices, stock 2–3 days of no‑cook food and water, protect pipes, avoid indoor use of grills or generators, limit travel, and report outages via apps, websites or phone lines, with some counties advising readiness to shelter for up to 72 hours.