A hard freeze warning is in effect for central Alabama Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Bitter cold air is keeping Alabama in a deep freeze for several days to come. Low temperatures will drop to the 5 to 10 degree range by Wednesday morning. This type of cold means that the ice and slush on the roads freeze solid. >> Minute by minute: Latest winter weather updates A major winter storm left behind several inches of snow and ice in far northern Alabama near the Tennessee border, but freezing rain left a layer of ice on roads, making most of them dangerous or impassable This is what a number looks like Roads and highways at dawn on Tuesday. A thin layer of ice made travel treacherous. >> CHECK YOUR AREA: WVTM 13 Live Doppler Radar A few freeways were closed at one point, and the traffic map at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning was still covered in several crashes. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. >> KNOW THE ROUTES: Winter weather conditions across Alabama Video below: WVTM 13 team's coverage of winter weather in Alabama Expect some sunshine Wednesday to help cool down the temperature a bit: Bouncing into the lower and middle 30s in the afternoon with light variable winds . Direct sunlight helps melt the remaining ice Wednesday, but it freezes again Wednesday night into Thursday morning. >>GALLERY: A look at snow across north Alabama STAY UP TO THE WEATHER For the latest weather coverage for your area, click here. And stay up to date with alerts in the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here. For the latest weather information in Birmingham and the most accurate forecasts approved for Central Alabama, watch WVTM News 13. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. >> Share with us: Upload your photos and videos via uLocal
Hard freeze warning Effective in central Alabama Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Bitter cold air is keeping Alabama in a deep freeze for several days to come. Low temperatures will drop to the 5 to 10 degree range by Wednesday morning. This type of cold means that the ice and slush on the roads freeze solid.
>> Minute by minute: The latest winter weather updates
A major winter storm left behind several inches of snow and ice in far northern Alabama near the Tennessee border, but freezing rain left a layer of ice on roads, making most of them dangerous or impassable.
This is what the number of roads and highways looked like at dawn on Tuesday. A thin layer of ice made travel treacherous.
>> Check your area: WVTM 13 live doppler radar
A few highways were closed at some point, and the traffic map as of 10 a.m. Tuesday morning was still covered with several crashes. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads.
>> KNOW THE ROUTES: Winter weather conditions throughout Alabama
Video below: The WVTM 13 team's coverage of winter weather in Alabama
Expect some sunshine on Wednesday to help cool down the temperature a bit: back into the lower and middle 30s in the afternoon with light variable winds.
Direct sunlight helps melt the remaining ice Wednesday, but it freezes again Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
>>GALLERY: A look at the snow across northern Alabama
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For the latest Birmingham weather information and the most accurate forecasts approved for Central Alabama, watch WVTM 13 News.
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