SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
551 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE…
HEFLIN…PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…
ROANOKE
551 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009
PATCHY SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN IS CURRENTLY FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO
REPORTS…BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES ARE BEGINNING TO GET
ICY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HOLD STEADY OR POSSIBLY RISE
A FEW DEGREES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. ADDITIONALLY…THE
PATCHY FROZEN PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END WITHIN THE NEXT
HOUR. HOWEVER…ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING…ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
OVERNIGHT…SO NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
