NWS Huntsville issues a “winter weather advisory” for 8 North Alabama counties for potential for a little light freezing rain or snow from midnight to 9 a.m. Not expected to be a major event, but a little bridge icing is possible in this part of far North Alabama. No problems expected to the south. New forecast discussion and Weather Xtreme video coming shortly…
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
240 PM CST MON DEC 9 2013
…WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY…
ALZ001>007-009-TNZ076-096-097-100445-
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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
JACKSON-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS…
RUSSELLVILLE…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR…
SCOTTSBORO…LYNCHBURG…FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER
240 PM CST MON DEC 9 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED…ALL OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND
NORTHERN ALABAMA EXCEPT CULLMAN…MARSHALL…AND DEKALB COUNTIES.
* ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE…WITH A LIGHT
DUSTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS.
* IMPACTS…AREA ROADWAYS…ESPECIALLY ELEVATED AREAS SUCH AS BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES…WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK DUE TO THE FREEZING RAIN.
EVEN JUST A GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATING ON ROADS COULD CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
