The Alabama Weather Blog: 12/07/2008

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday December 13, 2008
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HUNTER STREET CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Sunday, December 14

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at "Beautiful Savior", a
Christmas pageant at Hunter Street Baptist Church. It will
be presented at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday,
December 14.

This will be a morning of glorious music, pageantry and ballet.
Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Childcare is available
for children, birth to K5.

Hunter Street is located three miles west of the Riverchase
Galleria at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover. For more
information, call 205.985.7295 or visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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...Ridin' the Rails...

Greetings from Train Number 20, the AMTRAK Crescent, heading home to
Birmingham from New Orleans. Nothing could be finer that to enjoy
scrambled eggs in the diner while rolling along the trestles over Lake
Ponchartrain heading out of the Big Easy. Seven hours later, I will
be in the Magic City. Many thanks to J.B. Elliott for handling my
forecasting duties last night.

RETURN TO MILDER: It's hard to believe that we are less than two
weeks from Christmas. The holiday period is starting to come into
view of the voodooland crystal ball, and we will start to be able to
get some idea what our holiday weather conditions will be. For now,
the headline is a change to milder. Our temperatures will be heading
above normal in the coming week.

WEEKEND WEATHER: High clouds have been steadily streaming in from the
southwest all day, and skies will become mostly cloudy by morning.
Moisture levels are on the rise as southeasterly winds increase.
Sunday looks to be a mild, but cloudy day, with highs around 60
degrees. You will notice a breezy southeast wind, averaging 7-15 mph.
Dew points will be on the rise through the day on Sunday and we could
see a shower by afternoon. Sunday's weather will be a harbinger of
things to come in the week ahead as we get into a mild and moist
southwesterly flow for the next several days.

THE WEEK AHEAD: We have nearly filled our yearly quota for rainfall,
at least in Birmingham. It appears that central Alabama will add to it
in the week ahead, with average rainfall amounts around one half inch
during the coming five days. A persistent battle zone will set up
just to our northwest as we find ourselves under that southwesterly
flow. A strong ridge of high pressure will be anchored over the Gulf
of Mexico, cutting off the deep moisture. But the flow from the
Pacific will feed into a wavering frontal system that should approach
on Monday, increasing our shower chances. The front will slide into
Central Alabama briefly, before pushing back northward on Tuesday. A
disturbance passing to the north will trigger more showers and maybe a
storm by Tuesday afternoon, with a pretty good chance of rain Tuesday
night over the Tennessee Valley. The front will hang just to the
north through Wednesday, keeping us in chances of showers and perhaps
a storm or two. Thursday and Friday look mild and breezy with a
slight chance of showers. We may stay basically locked into that
pattern through Christmas, with the next big chance of rain coming
around the 28th.

GEMINIDS SKY SHOW TONIGHT – CANCELLED BY CLODUS? The current bright
full moon will dim the prospects of seeing up to 100 meteors from hour
from this year's Geminid meteor shower. The Earth is passing through
the remains of extinct comet Phaethon 3200. Tonight will feature the
best viewing, from about 10 p.m. until dawn. Unfortunately for us in
Central Alabama, clouds will be a problem.

ON THIS DATE IN 1962: Record cold in the Deep South. 12 degrees at
Jacksonville, 18 at Tampa and 35 at Miami were all records. 9
degrees at Blairsville GA established a state record for the month of
December. It was the coldest December weather of the 20th century in
Georgia and caused millions of dollars damage to crops.

Bill Murray

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UAB-Memphis Basketball
UAB Group Tickets Are Now On Sale!!!

Make plans now to see one of the most anticipated college basketball
games of the year. On February 26, the UAB Blazers take on the
Memphis Tigers, last year's runner-up in the NCAA Tournament.

Those who serve as group leaders of purchases of 25 tickets or more to
any of UAB's home games will also receive two upper level tickets
(a $30 value) to a game of your choice (other than Memphis). Between
now and December 17th, you will also automatically be entered to win
the grand prize, a Road Trip for Two to the Conference USA basketball
tournament in March. This package includes travel, lodging, and tickets
for the winner.

Call (205) 996-5219 for more information. Go Blazers!
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TONIGHT
Increasing high clouds.
Morning Low 26
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy and milder. Slight chance of a shower by
afternoon into the overnight.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 7-15

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 65
WIND: S/NW 6-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers, maybe some thunder. .
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S/SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Breezy and mild with scattered showers, perhaps a storm.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 8-18

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Morning Edition For Saturday December 13, 2008
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...No Current Snow Threats...

THE OLD THERMOMETER IS TRENDING MILDER: After a good snow scare and
some very cold temperatures, Alabama weather is trending the other
way. Instead of highs in the 30s, we will see some 60 to 65-degree
temperatures from Sunday all the way through next week. Nights will be
fairly comfortable too, mostly 50 or better.
Flooding is still a problem today in a number of locations around
Alabama and I do not mean flash flooding. Instead, it is the flooding
of rivers and streams. We have not had much of that in the last couple
of years due to a continuing drought. The water levels will slowly
recede and we do not believe that showers expected later this week
will be heavy enough to send the rivers back out of their banks.

There were some amazing rain totals over the last several days with
two-day totals, commonly 5 to 7 inches, in a number of Central and
North Alabama locations. It is almost certain now that Birmingham will
end the year with at least a slight excess. Amazingly, some West
Central and NW Alabama locations had to deal with flash flooding and
accumulating snow at the same time. While many in NW Alabama were
enjoying the snow, it is too bad that a tragic accident happened north
of Hamilton on US-43. A woman died in the accident and a boy was
seriously injured.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: The SWAC Championship Football game is at 1:00 this
afternoon at Legion Field in Birmingham featuring Grambling and
Jackson State. Perfect football weather, dry and cool, with about 52
at kick off and 48 by the end of the game. The wind will be SE at 6-12
mph, so if you are sitting in the stands, you will need to dress
fairly warmly.

A KNOCKOUT ICE STORM: An ice storm of historic proportions has hit
the NE USA. According to press reports, an estimated 1.5 million
people were without power in the Northeast. The ice load on trees and
utility lines is horrendous. It may be sometime next week before some
of the people can get power back. That storm system dumped a lot of
rain also with about 3 inches at both Boston, Atlantic City and New
York City.

WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS: A bitter 32 below zero Saturday morning was
the low at Embarrass, Minnesota. 36 below was the coldest in Alaska at
Ft. Yukon. Warmest Saturday afternoon was 76 in Tucson.

ENORMOUS COLD AIR OUTBREAK: It is poised to pour into the USA
following a big storm system moving on the Pacific Northwest coast.
Late last night, winds were already gusting to 60 mph along the
Washington coast with 17-foot seas. Blizzards will spread across that
region of the country and all the way to the Upper Midwest. We are
going to hear of some very dramatic weather events in the coming week.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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UAB-Memphis Basketball
UAB Group Tickets Are Now On Sale!!!

Make plans now to see one of the most anticipated college basketball
games of the year. On February 26, the UAB Blazers take on the
Memphis Tigers, last year's runner-up in the NCAA Tournament.

Those who serve as group leaders of purchases of 25 tickets or more to
any of UAB's home games will also receive two upper level tickets
(a $30 value) to a game of your choice (other than Memphis). Between
now and December 17th, you will also automatically be entered to win
the grand prize, a Road Trip for Two to the Conference USA basketball
tournament in March. This package includes travel, lodging, and tickets
for the winner.

Call (205) 996-5219 for more information. Go Blazers!
=========================================================

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TODAY
Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 56
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy and warmer.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 10-18

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 65
WIND: S 10-18

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 63
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Scattered showers and mild.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 65
WIND: SW 6-12

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8:00pm Movie: Surviving
Christmas
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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday December 12, 2008
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HUNTER STREET CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Sunday, December 14

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at "Beautiful Savior", a
Christmas pageant at Hunter Street Baptist Church. It will
be presented at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday,
December 14.

This will be a morning of glorious music, pageantry and ballet.
Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Childcare is available
for children, birth to K5.

Hunter Street is located three miles west of the Riverchase
Galleria at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover. For more
information, call 205.985.7295 or visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
===================================================================

...No Snow In Our Forecast...

A GUMBO SOUP OF WEATHER: That is what I call the events yesterday.
There were so many different items on the weather menu and we had to
look at every one. That included heavy rain, flash floods, snow, a
variety of winter weather advisories, river flood warnings, flash
flood warnings and even a gravity wave. Because of so much going on,
the gravity wave in NW Alabama got little coverage. It happened during
the late morning in the NW corner of the state. Trees were uprooted
over two counties, including numerous trees coming down about 3 miles
south of Florence.

CATCHING UP: Amazing amount of rain across Alabama in the last 48 to
60 hours. Vic Bell, our Skywatcher for Black Creek and Etowah County,
reported 7.38 inches the last two days, bringing the total for the
year to 58.16 inches. He is at least 5 inches above normal for the
entire year. Other 48-hour totals:

7.39 Bear Creek
5.98 Broomtown
6.05 Noccalula Falls
6.44 NorthFork
10.00 Downtown Columbus, Miss. (thanks to Tom Waller)
Most of the snow fell in NW Alabama and it appears that Hackleburg
received one of the bigger amounts—around 4 inches. Some flurries fell
further south.

NEGATIVE REMARKS: We received an overdose of very angry remarks about
not getting enough snow yesterday. Most of those came in on the 33/40
Blog and by e-mail. Those Blog posts are anonymous using a screen
name. That has been going on for years. I remember a missed forecast
when I was in the NWS in the 1980s when we got over 80 telephone calls
the next day complaining. Virtually none of those were vicious.
Society has changed. We will roll with the punches. Life goes on.

WHAT IS AHEAD? Check our day-by-day forecast, but the weekend will be
generally pleasant with highs 55 to 60. Next showers arrive early in
the week.

GREAT BIG MOON: Be sure and check out the moon tonight. It is
supposed to appear as the biggest of the year. Gilbert Nicholson
reminds us that the sun sets one hour earlier today at 4:40 than it
did about 6 weeks ago.

WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS: Our storm went on to dump huge amounts of
rain up the east coast, including 4.23 as far north as Atlantic City
and 2.80 at Boston.
There is a misconception that it is more difficult to forecast snow in
the Deep South than other places. Not true. One time a major city in
the NE had no snow in the forecast and got a crippling blizzard. There
was almost a congressional investigation. Low temperatures this
morning included 27 below zero at International Falls and Cook,
Minnesota. The Alaska low was 32 below at Ft. Yukon.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I may have to have a conference with
Little Miss Molly. She indirectly caused me to fall out of bed in the
middle of the night. She was sound asleep so tightly against my legs
that I tried to slide off the bed and I wound up sprawled on the
floor. I crawled down to the foot of the bed to get leverage to pick
myself up. That little rascal came down to the foot of the bed and
dangled her head over the end to look at me and I am almost certain
she was laughing. I was not hurt. I will still play ball with her
today. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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UAB-Memphis Basketball
UAB Group Tickets Are Now On Sale!!!

Make plans now to see one of the most anticipated college basketball
games of the year. On February 26, the UAB Blazers take on the
Memphis Tigers, last year's runner-up in the NCAA Tournament.

Those who serve as group leaders of purchases of 25 tickets or more to
any of UAB's home games will also receive two upper level tickets
(a $30 value) to a game of your choice (other than Memphis). Between
now and December 17th, you will also automatically be entered to win
the grand prize, a Road Trip for Two to the Conference USA basketball
tournament in March. This package includes travel, lodging, and tickets
for the winner.

Call (205) 996-5219 for more information. Go Blazers!
=========================================================

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TONIGHT
Clear and cold.
Morning Low 27
WIND: Calm

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy and warmer.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 10-18

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 8-16

TUESDAY
Cloudy at times. Occasional showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 7-14

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday December 12, 2008
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Give the gift of paint this Christmas season.

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===================================================================

...Warmer Days Ahead...

CALM DAYS AHEAD: We are very thankful for a rather calm weather period
in the days ahead, after a wild week which featured a tornado outbreak
and a winter storm. With a sunny sky today, we are forecasting a high
in the upper 40s today with a chilly north breeze. Tonight, with a
clear sky and diminishing wind, we will drop quickly, and most places
will be somewhere between 25 and 32 by daybreak tomorrow. The weekend
remains dry with a warming trend; the high tomorrow will be in the mid
50s, and we will be very close to 60 Sunday afternoon. Some moisture
will begin to return Sunday, but at this point we are not going to
mention any chance of a shower.

NEXT WEEK: A few scattered showers are possible Monday and Tuesday as
a rather moist airmass moves up into the state; afternoon highs will
reach the 60s as the warming trend continues. Showers will be more
widespread on Wednesday as a cold front drifts into the northern
quarter of Alabama.

LONG RANGE: No sign of any serious Arctic outbreak for the rest of
December as a cold upper trough settles into the western U.S. Looks
like our weather will be relatively mild for the next couple of weeks
with occasional opportunities for rain. The chance of a White
Christmas in Alabama looks very very small at this point.

RAIN SURPLUS: Thanks to the big rain event this week in Alabama,
Birmingham now has a 2.12" surplus for 2008. Anniston still has a
deficit, but it is down to 1.26". Tuscaloosa continues to be one of
the driest spots in the state; they have a rain deficiency of 12.98"
for the year. Remember, one year ago some communities had a two foot
rain deficit for 2007!

AMAZING EARLY DECEMBER SNOW STORM: That was quite a snow storm
yesterday across the southern U.S. Here in Alabama, the heaviest snow
fell over the
northwest part of the state; Hackleburg in Marion County had 3 inches
of snow on the ground; amounts of 1 to 2 inches were reported across
parts of Lamar, Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston counties. One person
was killed in a car accident on a snow covered road north of Hamilton.
Snow was even heavier in some places to the west… How about…

8-10 inches in NW Jeff Davis County MS
3-6 inches across Marion County (Columbia MS)
6-10 inches southeast of Brookhaven
9 inches in Bogue Chitto in Lincoln County
6 inches fell in Opelousas LA
4 inches in West Beaumont TX

James Spann
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UAB-Memphis Basketball
UAB Group Tickets Are Now On Sale!!!

Make plans now to see one of the most anticipated college basketball
games of the year. On February 26, the UAB Blazers take on the
Memphis Tigers, last year's runner-up in the NCAA Tournament.

Those who serve as group leaders of purchases of 25 tickets or more to
any of UAB's home games will also receive two upper level tickets
(a $30 value) to a game of your choice (other than Memphis). Between
now and December 17th, you will also automatically be entered to win
the grand prize, a Road Trip for Two to the Conference USA basketball
tournament in March. This package includes travel, lodging, and tickets
for the winner.

Call (205) 996-5219 for more information. Go Blazers!
=========================================================

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 8-16

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 7-14

TUESDAY
Occasionally cloudy. A few widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 7-14

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Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KHUN 120216
WSWHUN

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

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-120330-
/O.CAN.KHUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081212T0600Z/
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
816 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SLEET OR SNOW HAS ENDED
ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

A FEW BANDS OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF
I-65 THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR...AS TEMPERATURES GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.

$$

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Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS44 KBMX 120123
WSWBMX

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-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBMX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0300Z/
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.

$$

ALZ022-023-030-031-120230-
/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.