Issued by The National Weather Service
Huntsville, AL
1 pm CST, Tue., Jan. 25, 2011
… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 OVERNIGHT HOURS… AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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.
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… ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LIKELY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING…
A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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