Winter Storm Watch From NWS Huntsville

**Note… the afternoon discussion and video will be up shortly. Below is my snow accumulation potential forecast, and the watch is from the NWS Huntsville…

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
311 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

…LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING…

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND
INTO THE SOUTHEAST FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A GOOD
CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING SYSTEM ON TUESDAY…AND
GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS…
RUSSELLVILLE…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR…
GUNTERSVILLE…SCOTTSBORO…FORT PAYNE…CULLMAN…LYNCHBURG…
FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER
311 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH AND THEN
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
ALABAMA…AND THEN GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND TWO TO FOUR
INCHES ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED. HOWEVER…SOME HEAVIER NARROW
BANDING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH SPECIFIC SNOW AMOUNTS STILL EXISTS.

* OTHER HAZARDS: GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH
WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF ALABAMA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…AND
THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT…AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND ICE ON AREA
ROADS…GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SOME SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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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Category: Winter Weather