Update from NWS

Interesting to note that the 18Z model runs seem to have diverged a bit. Looking at the extract data, the NAM has gone much, much drier, while the GFS has gone a little wetter. Numerous winter weather watches, warnings, and advisories have been issued for the areas north and northwest of Alabama including some sizable chunks of northern Mississippi and Tennessee. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham issued the statement below just before 4 pm while I was on an errand at Lowe’s, so here it is for your review. I don’t seem much to add to my ramblings below for now.

-Brian-

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
350 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

ALZ011>015-017>029-140600-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…
ANNISTON…CENTRE…HEFLIN…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…
BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…
PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE
350 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

…ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT…

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTH SUNDAY BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR A SECOND ROUND OF WINTER PRECIPITATION SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. THE EVENT WILL
BEGIN AS RAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON…BUT AS TEMPERATURES FALL NEAR
TO BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET…THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
OVER TO ALL SNOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. CURRENTLY THE FORECAST CALLS FOR
NEARLY ONE INCH GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20…BUT
ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 278 AND INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDORS. BASED ON
THESE ACCUMULATION TOTALS…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

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