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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Winter Storm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1130 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 ARKANSAS WILL DRIVE
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY...DRAGGING COLD
AIR AND MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION
WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY
MIDDAY SUNDAY...TWO TO LOCALLY FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION...WITH LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA MOST LIKELY
TO SEE THE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS.

ALZ001>004-011400-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090301T1800Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON
1130 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MOST AREAS TONIGHT CAN EXPECT
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO
THREE INCHES. AS SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
SUNDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...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.

$$

ALZ005>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-011400-
/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.090301T0600Z-090301T1800Z/
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
1130 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...

PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. MOST
AREAS TONIGHT CAN EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO LOCALLY TWO
INCHES. HOWEVER...AS SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...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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