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'Significant' cold snap coming for Alabama this week

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March 17, 2024

'Significant' cold snap coming for Alabama this week

The National Weather Service said a “significant late-season cold snap” is on its way for Alabama starting on Monday night, and freeze watches have been issued for most of the state through Tuesday morning.

A cold front is expected to move through Alabama later today, according to forecasters, and much cooler (and drier) weather is expected to follow it.

Scattered rain will be possible across the state today, but the good news is that the Storm Prediction Center has removed a Level 1 severe weather risk for extreme south Alabama today. A few thunderstorms could be possible, however.

Here’s the severe weather risk map for Sunday:

A few thunderstorms will be possible in south Alabama on Sunday, but the risk for isolate severe storms has shifted south and away from the state.Storm Prediction Center

Temperatures are expected to be mild today, with highs in the 60s and 70s statewide, but colder air arrives tonight.

Here are the forecast lows for Sunday night into Monday morning:

Monday morning lows — Here are the forecast low temperatures for Sunday night into Monday morning.NWS

A big change will be in the air on Monday, and highs will only reach the 50s in north and central Alabama and 60s in south Alabama:

Monday highs — Highs on Monday will be much cooler.NWS

Then the big chill will hit Monday night into Tuesday morning, and that’s when the freeze watches (which will likely be upgraded to warnings by then) will go into effect.

Lows from Monday night into Tuesday morning will fall into the mid- to upper 20s in north and north-central Alabama, the low 30s in the central part of the state, and the low to mid-30s in south Alabama.

That will be cold enough to kill any new spring plants if they are left unprotected, according to forecasters.

Here are the forecast lows for Monday night into Tuesday morning:

Tuesday a.m. lows — Below-freezing temperatures will be possible for a large part of Alabama from Monday night into Tuesday morning.NWS

Here’s a look at the forecast and the freeze watches that will go into effect Monday night in Alabama:

NORTH ALABAMA

* Freeze watch from late Monday night through Tuesday morning for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cullman counties.

The National Weather Service in Huntsville said temperatures as low as 26 degrees will be possible in those areas by Tuesday morning.

CENTRAL ALABAMA

* Freeze watch from late Monday night through Tuesday morning for Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham said lows from Monday night into Tuesday morning could range from 26 to 32 degrees.

SOUTH ALABAMA

* Freeze watch from Monday night into Tuesday morning for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Escambia and Covington counties.

The National Weather Service in Mobile said lows by Tuesday morning to fall to between 30 and 32 degrees in those areas.

* Freeze watch from Monday night into Tuesday morning for Coffee, Dale and Henry counties.

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Fla., said temperatures in those area could fall as low as 30 degrees by Tuesday morning.

The cold temperatures won’t hold out all that long. A warming trend is expected to begin on Tuesday, with highs in the 50s and 60s statewide, and most of the state will make it into the 70s again for highs by Wednesday.

The next chance for rain will not enter the forecast until Thursday, according to the weather service. So far no severe weather is expected.

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Deputies: Alabama teen arrested for threatening to kill student in Walton County

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April 12, 2026

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Deputies: Alabama teen arrested for threatening to kill student in Walton County

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A 16-year-old from Florala, Alabama, was arrested after making threats to kill another student on social media.

On Friday morning, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said the student posted a picture of a gun online.

It was captioned with a targeted threat involving a student at Paxton School. The 16-year-old who attends the school made the threat.

They were taken into custody before school started.

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By The Numbers, Alabama A-Day 2026

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13 hours ago

April 12, 2026

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football scrimmaged inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for its annual A-Day spring football finale on Saturday. The Crimson Tide spent two hours with the offense and defense fighting for dominance in the April sun.

The afternoon wasn’t exactly a game, but looked more like real football than the 2025 A-Day and therefore gave fans and pundits quality content to evaluate.

“I thought the guys competed again,” Kalen DeBoer said. “It’s a unique situation with our practices, two of them still being next week, so we’re not done yet. Get back to work Tuesday and Thursday, still got a lot of opportunities to get better, a lot of situational that we can get to. But it was a good back and forth, much like many of the other scrimmages; you can see how we orchestrate it with the ball where we spot it. There’s some advantages the offense gets towards the end. We’ve got to get that red zone work in, but there’s a lot of things to learn, a lot of situational stuff that we can get better at.”

Disclaimer: These statistics were taken by hand and therefore not official

Passing

Keelon Russell: 21-33, 242 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Austin Mack: 6-12, 101 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Jett Thomalla: 4-5, 44 yards
Tayden-Evan Kaawaa: 4-5, 37 yards

Rushing

Kevin Riley: 10 carries, 12 yards
Daniel Hill: 10 carries, 31 yards
AK Dear: 4 carries, 2 yards
Trae’Shawn Brown: 6 carries, 19 yards
Khalifa Keith: 1 carry

Receiving

Derek Meadows: 9 Targets, 5 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Cederian Morgan: 3 targets, 3 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Ryan Williams: 3 targets, 3 receptions 60 yards
Trae’Shawn Brown: 6 targets, 5 receptions, 50 yards
Lotzeir Brooks: 4 targets, 3 receptions, 15 yards, 2 TDs
Marshall Pritchett: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 8 yards, 1 TD
Tyler Henderson: 3 targets, 3 receptions, 38 yards
Rico Scott: 3 targets, 2 receptions, 30 yards
Jay Lindsey: 2 targets, 1 reception, 5 yards
AK Dear: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 16 yards
Kevin Riley: 1 target, 1 reception, 5 yards
Kaleb Edwards: 2 targets, 2 receptions, 27 yards
Maurice Mathis Jr.: 1 target, 1 reception, 5 yards
Mack Sutter: 1 target, 1 reception, 10 yards
Daniel Hill: 1 target, 1 reception, 10 yards
Noah Rogers: 2 targets
Josh Ford: 1 target

Defense

Ivan Taylor: 6 tackles
Luke Metz: 4 tackles, sack, 2 TFL
Red Morgan: 4 tackles, 1 PBU
Caleb Woodson: 4 tackles
Justin Hill: 4 tackles, 2 TFL
Carmelo O’Neal: 4 tackles
Cayden Jones: 3 tackles
Jorden Edmunds: 3 tackles, 2 PBU
Keon Sabb: 3 tackles
Dijon Lee: 3 tackles, 1 INT
Zavier Mincey: 3 tackles
Duke Johnson: 3 tackles, 1 TFL
Jireh Edwards: 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Kendrick Bingley-Jones: 2 tackles, 2 TFL
Mahri Johnson: 2 tackles, sack
Abduall Sanders: 2 tackles
Terrence Green: 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Brody McCutcheon: 2 tackles, sack
Jake Ivie: 2 tackles
Yhonzae Pierre: 1 tackle
Devan Thompkins: 1 tackle
Xavier Griffin: 1 tackle
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.: 1 tackle, 1 INT
Walter Sansing: 1 tackle
Zay Hall: 1 tackle
Jamarion Matthews: 1 tackle
Grant Johnson: 1 tackle
Griffin Hanson: 1 tackle

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Alabama’s Willy Wilcox returns to Masters in new role after overcoming addiction

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1 day ago

April 11, 2026

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Alabama’s Willy Wilcox returns to Masters in new role after overcoming addiction

(Willy Wilcox/Instagram)

The story of Willy Wilcox begins with his mom. Kim Wilcox won over 50 tournaments as a junior golfer, was a four-year letter winner at Auburn, and finished runner-up in the 1988 Alabama State Women’s Amateur Championship. She had aspirations of joining the LPGA Tour, but life intervened. In the late 1980s, she had Willy, and by 1991, she became the club manager and golf pro at the now-defunct Pine Harbor Golf and Racquet Club in Pell City, Alabama.

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