Winter Storm Watch

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
354 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

…SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON…

.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH
ALABAMA ON THURSDAY. ASSOCIATED RAINS…OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY…ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A 6-HOUR WINDOW…BETWEEN
NOON AND 6 PM…WHEN A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
NORTHWEST ALABAMA.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…CARROLLTON
354 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A BAND OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
NORTHWEST ALABAMA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS ALL RAIN THURSDAY MORNING. AS THE RAIN
SWITCHES OVER TO SNOW AFTER 12 NOON…THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. CONSEQUENTLY…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
EVEN WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING. THE
POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE WATCH
AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW…WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO LOW VISIBILITES
AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO END QUICKLY BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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