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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
723 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...SNOW POSSIBLE FOR ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS THIS EVENING NORTHWEST...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY SHRINK OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...UT SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR IN ISOLATED SPOTS.

ALZ011-012-014-120300-
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MARION-LAMAR-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
DOUBLE SPRINGS
723 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 9
PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE MAY OCCUR...BUT WILL
GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...EXCEPT FOR A
FEW ISOLATED SPOTS. THEREFORE...ROADWAYS MAY HAVE PATCHY SLICK
SPOTS BUT OVERALL FREEZING OF THE ROADWAY IS NOT EXPECTED.

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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/O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0300Z/
PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...LIVINGSTON...
EUTAW
723 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH SOME SNOW...LITTLE IF
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

ALZ017-018-020-024-026-120230-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0500Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CHEROKEE-JEFFERSON-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...CENTRE...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...PELL CITY...MOODY
723 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH SOME SNOW...LITTLE IF
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

ALZ013-015-120300-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0300Z/
FAYETTE-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTE...JASPER
723 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

AREAS OF SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN...MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 9
PM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...BUT
MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. THEREFORE
...WIDESPREAD ROADWAY PROBLEMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. BUT BE
AWARE...THAT A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...SO EXERCISE
EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING.

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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