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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KHUN 120018
WSWHUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
618 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

ALZ001>005-TNZ076-096-120600-
/O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MOORE-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE
618 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
8 PM WITHIN A NARROW BAND ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. SNOWFALL UP
TO 2 INCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY AND HIGHWAY 17...NORTH OF FLORENCE. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS BAND BEFORE IT
GRADUALLY ENDS WEST-TO-EAST BY 8 PM. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AND EXPOSED METAL SURFACES...BUT LESS
TRAVELED ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WILL BECOME ICY AND
DANGEROUS.

EVEN AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS...STANDING WATER ON ROADS WILL
LIKELY FREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND
30 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

ALZ006>010-016-TNZ097-120600-
/O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/
MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...WINCHESTER
618 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

PATCHY LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST EAST OF I-65 THROUGH
8 PM. A NARROW BAND OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA
WILL DRIFT EAST THIS EVENING AND CREATE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
LATER THIS EVENING...NORTHEAST ALABAMA WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE
IMPACTS OF THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. ANY SLEET OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER 1/2 INCH...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MADISON AND JACKSON COUNTIES.

EVEN AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS...STANDING WATER ON ROADS WILL
LIKELY FREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND
30 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NADLER


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