Predicting snow in this area is tricky, but forecasters agree that the odds have recently increased. The exact track of a Gulf low will determine the volume of snow received.
DOTHAN , Ala. -Four inches for Dothan is on the high side of predictions, but if that much fell it would double the city’s record snowfall.
WTVY News4 Chief Meteorologist David Paul predicts 1 to 4 inches for Tuesday afternoon and into the night. Three times since official records began in 1965 , Dothan received two inches—in 1977, 1993, and 2010. Unofficial online sources show two inches of snow fell in 1958.Predicting snow in this area is tricky, but forecasters agree that the odds have recently increased.
Also tricky is ice that could form as temperatures plunge below freezing Tuesday night and much of Wednesday, potentially making roads impassable because of ice and snapping power lines causing outages.School and government officials say they are monitoring the situation closely, though classes and government offices will not operate on Monday for MLK Day. A briefing on Sunday afternoon will provide guidance.Snow could also spread the Florida panhandle and Georgia.
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