The impact of a rare winter storm in west Alabama Friday was limited in Tuscaloosa County, but State Troopers say roads in other areas are closed for icy conditions.

Weather forecasters say a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow will enter West Alabama shortly after midnight Thursday.

Storm Cora” by The Weather Channel is set to shift into Alabama from the west after midnight, bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Also, raising concerns for travel conditions as well.

Freezing rain, sleet, and snow are impacting much of Central Alabama Friday morning. George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter,

West Alabama residents can expect the possibility of snow flurries Monday, weather forecasters say. Richard Scott, meteorologist for WVUA-TV in Tuscaloosa, said in a social media post Friday that West Alabama can expect temperatures in the 30s Monday with a chance of flurries.

Heavy snow mixed with periods of sleet and freezing rain will move in late Thursday night through Friday. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumul

The three could all fall during the upcoming winter storm, but their impacts on roads and power outage risk can drastically differ.

Chief meteorologist Jonathan Novack explains the difference between weather elements like rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. More of your forecast at cw39.com/weather.