Winter Storm Watch area now includes Alexander City and Tallapoosa County

This graphic from the National Weather Service shows the area that is expected to experience a wintry mix beginning tomorrow.

The Winter Storm Watch area for Central Alabama Friday through Saturday morning has been expanded to include Tallapoosa County. At 5 a.m. this morning, the National Weather Service issued the following watch for Autauga, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Sumter and Tallapoosa counties:

A strong cold front is expected to dive southward early Friday morning bringing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s to portions of Central Alabama. At nearly the same time, a weak Gulf system will form spreading moisture northward on Friday morning through early Saturday. Snow and sleet accumulations are