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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KHUN 231505
WSWHUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
905 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS IN A FEW
AREAS...

.WARM AIR WHICH IS OVERRUNNING COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL
PRODUCE A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.

ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-231800-
/O.EXA.KHUN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081223T1800Z/
MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
905 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET OVER NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL SOON EXPAND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALTHOUGH ICE
ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT...ON THE ORDER OF A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUDDENLY
THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICY ROADS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY...ENDING
THE THREAT FOR ICY TRAVEL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN THEIR TRAVELS ACCORDINGLY AND BE PREPARED
TO ENCOUNTER ISOLATED SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

$$

ALZ001>005-007-016-231800-
/O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081223T1800Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
905 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET...HAS
EXPANDED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
ALTHOUGH ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT...ON THE ORDER OF A
COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP SUDDENLY THIS MORNING. IN FRANKLIN COUNTY...THE SHERIFF
OFFICE REPORTS NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICY ROADS. OTHER RURAL
ROADS HAVE ALSO ICED OVER AS WELL.

TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB TO ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE THIS
MORNING...ENDING THE THREAT FOR ICY TRAVEL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN THEIR TRAVELS ACCORDINGLY AND BE PREPARED
TO ENCOUNTER ISOLATED SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

$$

KULA


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