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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Winter Storm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1023 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELED...
...FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 8
AM THURSDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA
OVERNIGHT. THIS LOW WILL QUICKLY SWEEP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES EXIST BEHIND THE FRONT AND A
CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

AT THIS TIME...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE CAN BE EXPECTED ON
ELEVATED SURFACES INCLUDING BRIDGES...ELEVATED ROADWAYS...POWER LINES
...TREES...AND CARS. THE DURATION WILL RELATIVELY SHORT...LESS THAN
THREE HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES. MUCH DRIER
AND COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH ALL THE
ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION ENDING BY 8AM.

ALZ011-014-230500-
MARION-WINSTON-
1023 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WINSTON AND MARION COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELED AND REPLACED WITH A FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY.

$$

ALZ011-014-231400-
MARION-WINSTON-
1023 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004

...A FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PREDOMINANTLY FREEZING DRIZZLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND BELOW 0.05 INCHES
OF ICE. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN WITH THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE AT TIMES...BUT THE SAFETY HAZARD WILL BE THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL OCCUR ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES, TREES AND POWER LINES. THE WINTER
PRECIPITATION WILL END BY 6 AM...BUT A FEW SLICK SPOTS WILL EXIST
THROUGH NOON.

$$

ALZ012-013-015-022-231400-
FAYETTE-LAMAR-PICKENS-WALKER-
1023 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004

...A FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PREDOMINANTLY FREEZING DRIZZLE
AROUND 3 AM. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND BELOW 0.05 INCHES
OF ICE. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN WITH THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE AT TIMES...BUT THE SAFETY HAZARD WILL BE THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL OCCUR ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES, TREES AND POWER LINES. THE WINTER
PRECIPITATION WILL END BY AROUND 6 AM...BUT A FEW SLICK SPOTS WILL
EXIST THROUGH NOON.

$$

ALZ017-023>025-231400-
BLOUNT-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA-
1023 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004

...A FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM THURSDAY...

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO PREDOMINANTLY FREEZING DRIZZLE
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND BELOW 0.05
INCHES OF ICE. SOME SNOW OR SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN WITH THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE AT TIMES...BUT THE SAFETY HAZARD WILL BE THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL OCCUR ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES, TREES AND POWER LINES. THE WINTER
PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY SHORT LIVED...LASTING ONLY AN HOUR OR SO.
A FEW SLICK SPOTS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS AROUND RUSH HOUR.

$$

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