Winter Storm Warning 2

Well, it didn’t take long for a change to come along. Here is the map of Central Alabama which has been updated for the winter storm warning upgrade from the National Weather Service in Birmingham. The text of the warning is shown below.

-Brian-

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
142 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO OVERSPREAD
THE GULF REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED RECEIVE A MIX OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO SNOW
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A VERY SHARP CUTOFF
IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW
BAND...AND ANY SMALL SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE
IMPLICATIONS ON SNOW TOTALS FOR A GIVEN LOCATION.

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MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...PELHAM...
ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...
ROANOKE...CENTREVILLE
142 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EVENT...ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.

* TIMING...FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM PICKENS TO SHELBY TO
 RANDOLPH COUNTIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
 HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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.

&&

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SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO
142 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM
CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION...SUMTER...GREENE...AND HALE COUNTIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS UP TO 1.5 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather