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

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
950 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...TOWARDS ALABAMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT. THE
APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM...COUPLED WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE AND
NEAR FREEZING GROUND TEMPERATURES...WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF SLEET...
RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY.

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
950 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...

PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SLEET AND RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO FALL MAINLY SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING COULD EXPERIENCE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WITH A LIGHT
GLAZING POSSIBLE MAINLY ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT...UNDER ONE QUARTER OF AN
INCH. AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION DURING
SATURDAY MORNING...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT...UNDER
ONE INCH.

FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...
RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE. ONLY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY WHERE AIR AND GROUND
TEMPERATURES REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING.

FOR ALL AREAS...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT AND SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY
MORNING. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST ALABAMA...AND ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 1000 FEET.
TEMPERATURES WARMING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING
WILL END THE THREAT OF WINTRY WEATHER.

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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RSB

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