Special Statement, NWS, Birmingham

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
555 AM CST MON MAR 1 2010

MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
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…
LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…MOUNDVILLE…MARION…
CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…
VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE
555 AM CST MON MAR 1 2010

..WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY

A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY AND MOVE INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM…MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST… RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF
WINTER WEATHER.

AT THIS TIME…RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO SNOW
STARTING PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON TUESDAY…AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON TUESDAY…EVENTUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY
EVENING.

THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR ONE HALF INCH OR LESS OF SNOW IN AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE…TO PELHAM…TO
RANBURNE…WITH ELEVATED AREAS IN THE NORTH AND EAST POSSIBLY
SEEING AS MUCH AS ONE INCH.

THOUGH CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY…THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. MINOR CHANGES IN THE STORM TRACK AND
INTENSITY COULD HAVE A CORRESPONDING MAJOR IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF
WINTER PRECIPITATION. THE RAIN AND SNOW TRANSITION LINE AND
ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL MIGHT NEED TO BE REFINED WITH FUTURE
FORECASTS. CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

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