ABC 33/40 EWARN: Winter Storm Warning

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WWUS44 KHUN 080245 AAA
WSWHUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
845 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING...

.COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...COMBINED WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...WILL BRING SNOW
TO THE AREA TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED
BEFORE PRECIPITATION EVENTUALLY CHANGES TO ALL SNOW.

ALZ001>003-081045-
/O.CON.KHUN.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T1500Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE
845 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

$$

ALZ004>007-009-081045-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T1800Z/
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...
DECATUR...SCOTTSBORO
845 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SATURDAY...

RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SLEET WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
EVENING. OVERNIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO
ALL SNOW...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY MID MORNING
SATURDAY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-65
CORRIDOR. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
HOWEVER...SOME SLICK SPOTS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON
ELEVATED SURFACES.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND POTENTIALLY FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

$$

TNZ076-096-097-081045-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T1800Z/
MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
845 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SATURDAY...

SLEET AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE I-65 CORRIDOR WILL GRADUALLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF I-65...AND OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND POTENTIALLY FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

$$

ALZ008-010-016-081045-
/O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0003.080308T0300Z-080308T1800Z/
MARSHALL-DE KALB-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNTERSVILLE...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN
845 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SATURDAY...

COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST ALABAMA THIS EVENING...WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR
THIS EVENING. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ON SAND MOUNTAIN AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. IN
ADDITION...THERE COULD BE A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING
RAIN...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THAT OCCURS DURING THE
CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THIS ICE ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN
A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.

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.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

$$

DJN

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