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Saturday, January 19, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KMOB 191617
WSWMOB

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1017 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE
EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...

ALZ051>054-MSZ067-075-076-192100-
/O.UPG.KMOB.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.HS.W.0001.080119T1617Z-080119T2100Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...
LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN
1017 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE SNOW ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THE HEAVY SNOW
WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEW AUGUSTA
MISSISSIPPI TO MONROEVILLE ALABAMA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO
THE REGION. THE COLD AIR IS RESULTING IN RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SLEET
THEN SNOW WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RISING UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES. BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES WILL BE PRONE TO THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS. EVEN
COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...TURNING ANY WATER THAT
REMAINS ON ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER SURFACES INTO ICE...MAKING
FOR ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE 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.

$$

ALZ055-192100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HS.W.0001.080119T1617Z-080119T2100Z/
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE
1017 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEW AUGUSTA
MISSISSIPPI TO MONROEVILLE ALABAMA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND INTO THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO
THE REGION. THE COLD AIR IS RESULTING IN RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SLEET
THEN SNOW WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RISING UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES. BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES WILL BE PRONE TO THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS. EVEN
COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...TURNING ANY WATER THAT
REMAINS ON ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER SURFACES INTO ICE...MAKING
FOR ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE 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.

$$

ALZ056>064-FLZ001>003-MSZ078-079-192100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WW.Y.0002.080119T1617Z-080119T2100Z/
CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-
UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE...
BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP...
PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...
MOLINO...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...
BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
1017 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEW
AUGUSTA MISSISSIPPI TO MONROEVILLE ALABAMA TO LUVERNE ALABAMA...AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM PENSACOLA TO ANDALUSIA ALABAMA.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND INTO
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
AREA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW
INTO THE REGION. THE COLD AIR IS RESULTING IN RAIN BECOMING MIXED
WITH SLEET AND POSSIBLY SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE GENERALLY
LESS THAN 1 INCH ON GRASSY AREAS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. EVEN COLDER
AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...TURNING ANY WATER THAT
REMAINS ON ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND OTHER SURFACES INTO ICE...MAKING
FOR ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

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