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Snow Hits Alabama

By Chad Petri Reporter

Published: Sat, January 19, 2008 - 5:12 pm Last Updated: Sun, January 20, 2008 - 5:10 pm

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Standing at the intersection of Highways 84 and 69, police officers and volunteer firefighters direct traffic. The snow storm briefly shutdown major roadways today and brought a big headache to the area.

“Don't really care for it,” says Coffeeville Chief of Police Clint Harrell. “It just makes a mess.” Harrell says Coffeeville residents should probably stay home. Wet and snow covered roads could lead to some tough driving conditions.

“If you hadn't got to stay on the road don't be on the highway,” says Assistant Chief of the Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department Ricky Clanton. “I think we're supposed to have lows in the 20s and when this freezes you'll have a bunch of black ice on the roads, which is a major problem.” Not everyone’s taking it easy. Lee Shields and his friends are piled into an SUV running errands today.

“This is gorgeous weather and everything,” says Shields. “Just seeing all this white everywhere, it's great.” Shopping may be tough. The weather was so bad, one local grocery store had a sign that read “Closed Due to the Weather, Sorry.”

Summary below courtesy of Mobile's National Weather Service office.

TOXEY...........................4 INCHES
BULTER.........................3 INCHES
LISMAN.........................3 INCHES
MATHERVILLE...............3 INCHES
WAYNESBORO..............3 INCHES
THOMASVILLE...............3 INCHES
ALBERTA.......................2 INCHES
EUCUTTA.......................2 INCHES
CHATOM.......................1 INCH
COFFEEVILLE...............1 INCH
FRANKVILLE.................1 INCH
STATELINE...................1 INCH

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For the first time in seven years, snow falls in Coffeeville Alabama. Some people are more welcoming of it than others.

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Tara Ready Says:

Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 12:38 am

I really enjoyed the snow. My son is 4 years old and had a time playing in it. I’m glad he got to see the snow because alot of children have grown up in these parts not ever seeing a drop. The snow just made me realize how beautiful our land can be. Yes, it may be messy, but all good things have a little bad in it. We just have to accept the bad with the good and enjoy living life to the fullest no matter what.

Tara Ready

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2652 Says:

Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 11:25 pm

It was beautiful. We took a ride from Mobile to Maringo County area to see the beautifiul snow and it was worth it. However, the further north you traveled, the heavier the snow fall. It looked like a winter wonderland.

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