An 18-wheeler has jackknifed on U.S. 280 at Red Mountain Expressway and authorities expect more traffic issues to come as snow blanketed many Alabama roadways overnight. ”Right now, if I was a driver,

While many people enjoyed getting out Friday morning and playing in the winter wonderland landscape, the snow and ice that came down made for some bad road conditions throughout central Alabama. Cullman County saw hours worth of snow,

Roads across North Alabama are hazardous due to Friday's winter weather, according to officials. Please see below for the latest on conditions. We will continue to keep this list updated throughout the weekend:

At least 46 million people were under a winter storm warning as of Thursday as the storm spreads along the Gulf Coast Friday, according to the weather service. The storm should weaken by Saturday, bringing lighter snow between 1 and 3 inches to parts of the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic and the Ohio Valley before exiting off the Carolinas.

Due to the vagaries of weather in Alabama in winter, winter precipitation may happen in the far reaches of northern part of the state − or there may be a mix of cold rain and snow flurries as far south as the Highway 80 corridor.