From NWS/Huntsville

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
308 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

…WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING…

.COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY…COMBINED WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA…WILL BRING SNOW
TO THE REGION TONIGHT. A BRIEF WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY
FROM HUNTSVILLE EASTWARD…AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES FROM RAIN
TO SNOW. THIS COULD LEAD TO A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN IN
THOSE LOCATIONS.

LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS…RUSSELLVILLE
308 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

…HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

COLD AIR WILL RUSH INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA EARLY THIS EVENING.
AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING…
PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW…AND CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY.

HEAVIER CONVECTIVE SNOWBANDS MAY AFFECT THIS REGION AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVES ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD TONIGHT. AS A RESULT…
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHWEST ALABAMA.

REMEMBER…A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
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LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…
DECATUR…SCOTTSBORO
308 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

COLD AIR WILL RUSH INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AFTER LIGHT
RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING…AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN LATER IN THE EVENING…PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
BY MIDNIGHT…AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT UNTIL LATE
SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE…WITH
SLIGHTLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF MADISON AND JACKSON COUNTY. IN ADDITION…THERE COULD BE A
LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN…ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS…THAT OCCURS DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW.
THIS ICE ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN A TENTH OF AN INCH OR
LESS…AND IS MORE LIKELY TO BE JUST A GLAZE.

REMEMBER…A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND POTENTIALLY FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

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MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LYNCHBURG…FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER
308 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

COLD AIR WILL RUSH INTO SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING BY MID-EVENING. AFTER LIGHT
RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING…AND POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN…ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT…AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT
UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE…WITH
POTENTIALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FIVE INCHES ON THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. IN ADDITION…THERE COULD BE A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN…ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
THAT OCCURS DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THIS ICE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS…AND IS
MORE LIKELY TO BE JUST A GLAZE.

REMEMBER…A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND POTENTIALLY FREEZING RAIN ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
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MARSHALL-DE KALB-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUNTERSVILLE…FORT PAYNE…CULLMAN
308 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST ALABAMA THIS EVENING…WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LIGHT
RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING…WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN…ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…TOWARD MIDNIGHT. AFTER
MIDNIGHT…PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW…AND CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE…WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ON SAND MOUNTAIN AND
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. IN ADDITION…THERE COULD BE A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN…ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
THAT OCCURS DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THIS ICE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

JE

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