It was near 70 this afternoon across the Tennessee Valley.
And, now this!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
915 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008
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LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
915 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008
…PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT…
SHALLOW COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. PATCHY
LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLDER AIR. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO AROUND FREEZING WEST OF I-65 BY 2 AM…WITH
THE REST OF THE AREA APPROACHING 32 DEGREES BETWEEN 2 AND 8 AM. AS
THIS OCCURS…ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE.
SINCE EARLIER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WARMED TO THE MID AND UPPER 60S…
GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE RELATIVELY WARM. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR
MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER…IT WILL
NOT TAKE LONG FOR ELEVATED SURFACES…SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES…TO BECOME COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE
FROM ANY DRIZZLE OR LIGHT PRECIPITATION. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
PREPARE FOR PATCHY ICY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING…AS TEMPERATURES FALL SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE
AREA.
