Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
529 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...HEAVIER SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF MISSOURI WILL DRIVE
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...DRAGGING COLD AIR AND
MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL
INITIALLY START AS RAIN THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
BY MIDNIGHT. BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS THE REGION...WITH LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA
MOST LIKELY TO SEE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS.

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LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-
LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...
FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
529 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS
IN...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF
SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE FINALLY
TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY. MOST AREAS TONIGHT CAN EXPECT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. HOWEVER...AS SNOWFALL CONTINUES
OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BLOWING
SNOW CONDITIONS RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON
529 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA EARLY THIS
EVENING. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW AROUND 10 PM. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY. MOST
AREAS TONIGHT CAN EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES.
AS SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY...TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA WHERE HEAVIER
BANDS OF SNOW DEVELOP.

IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BLOWING
SNOW CONDITIONS RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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BCC/CBD/AMP

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