URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
857 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011
…ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING…
A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE GULF
COAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS WORKING IN
COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI…TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
RAIN AND DRIZZLE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH
AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS…
RUSSELLVILLE…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR…
GUNTERSVILLE…SCOTTSBORO…FORT PAYNE…CULLMAN…LYNCHBURG…
FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER
857 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH AND THEN
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA…AND
THEN GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES. THE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU.
* OTHER HAZARDS: GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
AFFECT NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF ALABAMA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…AND THEN
SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES…IN ADDITION TO LOCATIONS IN HIGHER TERRAIN…WILL
EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST TRAVEL IMPACTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
