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,

As winter weather surges over Alabama, state troopers with ALEA's Highway Patrol Division are working to diligently to identify dangerous conditions on our roadways.

Weather ALERT Thursday Night through Friday Night******Cold Weather Advisory Tonight – Wind Chill 10-15°******Winter Storm Watch Friday*** Tonight: It will be mostly clear and very cold. Lows will be in the mid-to-upper teens,

In north Alabama, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office has issued a travel advisory due to ice-coated bridges and roads. Many roads in the country are unsafe for travel, officials said, and “we strongly advise against venturing onto the roads today.”

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.

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.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has provided a county-by-county update of road condition across the state.

STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation Northern Alabama and Souther