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Winter Storm Watches Issued for Late Monday Night Into Tuesday for Parts of Alabama and Nearby States

| January 27, 2019 @ 2:37 pm

UPDATED 2:55 PM

The NWS in Memphis has issued a winter weather advisory from midnight until 9 a.m. Tuesday for its counties in northeastern Mississippi. It includes the cities of Holly Springs, Corinth. Iuka, Oxford, New Albany, Tupelo, and Amory.

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National Weather Service offices in Huntsville, Nashville, Morristown, Tennessee and Atlanta have issued winter storm watches for late Monday night through Tuesday for their areas of responsibility.

The NWS Birmingham says they may issue one as well for some of their counties in Central Alabama this afternoon.

HERE IS A RUNDOWN OF THE WATCHES FOR ADJACENT STATES:

The NWS in Memphis has issued a winter weather advisory from midnight until 9 a.m. Tuesday for its counties in northeastern Mississippi. It includes the cities of Holly Springs, Corinth. Iuka, Oxford, New Albany, Tupelo,

…NWS ATLANTA: A winter storm watch has been issued for areas along and north of a line from Franklin to Jonesboro to Gainesville in North Georgia for up to two inches of snow. Higher elevations of Northeast Georgia may see higher amounts.

…NWS NASHVILLE: A winter weather advisory has been issued for all of Middle Tennessee for 1-3 inches of snow. It goes into effect Monday night at midnight. It includes cities like Nashville, Cookeville, Lebanon, Columbia, Shelbyville, Tullahoma, and Lawrenceburg.

…NWS MORRISTOWN: A winter storm watch has been issued for their counties in eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and southwestern North Carolina, including the Tri-Cities, Oak Ridge, Morristown, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville. These areas would see 204 inches of snow with locally higher amounts of 5 inches in the higher elevations.

We will update this post as watches are updated.

Everyone in Central and North Alabama should plan for hazardous driving conditions Tuesday into Wednesday as an arctic front brings snow to the South.

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