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Winter Storm Warning

| February 24, 2015 @ 1:26 pm

The National Weather Service in Huntsville, AL, has upgraded their winter storm watch to a warning. Here’s the latest map showing the winter storm watch for Central Alabama and the winter storm warning for the Tennessee Valley counties.

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And here’s the text of the warning from Huntsville.

Additional changes are likely to be coming out, so be sure to check back here frequently for the latest updates on this evolving winter weather situation.

-Brian-

WWUS44 KHUN 241833
WSWHUN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1233 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
UNTIL 3 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...

ALZ001>010-016-250300-
/O.UPG.KHUN.WS.A.0003.150225T1800Z-150226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KHUN.WS.W.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T0900Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...
GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN
1233 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH 3 AM
 CST THURSDAY...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING
 COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LAUDERDALE...COLBERT... FRANKLIN...
 LIMESTONE...LAWRENCE... MORGAN...CULLMAN... MADISON... MARSHALL...
 JACKSON...AND DEKALB COUNTIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ON WEDNESDAY...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
 SNOW SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR NORTHERN
 ALABAMA COUNTIES NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER TO ALABAMA/TENNESSEE
 BORDER.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL BE ANTICIPATED ON
 WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

$$

TNZ076-096-097-250300-
/O.NEW.KHUN.WS.W.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T0900Z/
MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
1233 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY THROUGH 3 AM
 CST THURSDAY...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING
 COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE: LINCOLN...FRANKLIN AND MOORE COUNTIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ON WEDNESDAY...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN
 SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS WILL BE ANTICIPATED ON
 WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

$$

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather

About the Author ()

Brian Peters is one of the television meteorologists at ABC3340 in Birmingham and a retired NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist. He handles the weekend Weather Xtreme Videos and forecast discussion and is the Webmaster for the popular WeatherBrains podcast.

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