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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Tonight

| February 10, 2014 @ 2:37 pm

As expected, the National Weather Service has upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for tonight. All counties there were under the previous Winter Weather Advisory have now been upgraded to the warning. This includes areas along and north of the Interstate 20 corridor and the cities of Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston. All counties outlined in the fuchsia color are included in this warning that is valid at 9 PM this evening and will last until midnight Wednesday. They have also issued a Winter Weather Advisory to the south that now includes Sumter, Greene, Hale, Bibb, Shelby, Talladega, Clay, and Randolph counties.

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Temperatures will be dropping through the evening and moisture is increasing. The freezing line appears that it will make just to the south of the Birmingham area. We expect to see the initial wintry precip to develop over western portions of the state and spread east overnight. Most areas will be okay for the remainder of today and road problems are not expected until after 10PM for most locations.

To the north, several inches of sleet and snow will accumulate. With such accumulations expected, the warning was needed instead of the advisory. All locations in north-central Alabama will be impacted by this system.

The continues to be a serious threat for significant icing along the Interstate 20 corridor. Model data is suggesting that surface temps will be just below freezing tomorrow morning with moderate rain falling. This looks to be developing into a very dangerous situation for the area as ice accumulations over two-tenths of an inch are expected. This will make travel treacherous in many areas.

Once again, make no plans to be out traveling in the morning. Wait this system out.

James will be along shortly and provide the latest details on the forecast.

Quick check of the radar shows some showers have moved into Central Alabama this afternoon and at this time, these are all rain showers. No frozen precip is occurring in Central Alabama. Only light showers for portions of Sumter, Greene, and Hale counties. This radar will be filling in overnight as more moisture moves in and showers develop.

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…MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF WINTER WEATHER LIKELY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH ALABAMA FROM THE WEST
LATER TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME…NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PUSH COLDER
AIR SOUTHWARD OVER ALABAMA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS
LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING…BUT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW…
SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER NOW APPEARS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS
SECOND ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER MAY HAVE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THAN THE FIRST
ROUND OCCURRING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS.

PLEASE STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR THE
THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.

MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE…
HEFLIN…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…
PELL CITY…MOODY

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…THE FIRST ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS
EARLY AS 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FAR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA…AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND
ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT
AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION…THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ALICEVILLE TO TUSCALOOSA TO TALLADEGA TO HEFLIN. FOR
SEVERAL MILES SOUTH OF THIS LINE…ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS…OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE
LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
FURTHER SOUTH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF TUSCALOOSA…
BIRMINGHAM…AND ANNISTON. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION NOW APPEAR LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE THE HIGHEST
TOTALS OF FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PELHAM…ALABASTER…TALLADEGA…
SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…
CENTREVILLE

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…THE FIRST ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS
EARLY AS 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA…AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND
ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT
AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION…FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TUESDAY…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
GEIGER…MOUNDVILLE…WEST BLOCKTON…ALABASTER…TALLADEGA…
WEDOWEE…AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

* ACCUMULATIONS…BETWEEN ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather

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