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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 14, 201011 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2010, 3:37 AM CST for 11 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 14, 2010, 11:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2010, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2010, 11:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 15, 2010, 4:04 AM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

Counties Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2010-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2010-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

266 
WWUS44 KBMX 140937
WSWBMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

ALZ017>021-026-142200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0300Z-100215T1800Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY
337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN SUNDAY EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM BLOUNT SPRINGS TO JACKSONVILLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ011>015-022-023-030>032-034-142200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE
337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN SUNDAY EVENING...A CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA
AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ024-025-027>029-035>038-047-142200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0300Z-100215T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...
PELHAM...ALABASTER...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...
LANETT...LAFAYETTE...AUBURN...OPELIKA
337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN SUNDAY EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE AND A
HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20...AND ALONG
THE HIGHWAY 280 CORRIDORS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
4 follow-up statements
933 
WWUS44 KBMX 141959
WSWBMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH 
MONDAY...

ALZ024-025-027>029-150600-
/O.UPG.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0300Z-100215T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...
PELHAM...ALABASTER...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER 11 PM. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM VESTAVIA HILLS TO CHILDERSBURG...TO WEDOWEE. THERE COULD BE
ISOLATED AREAS WITH AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ017>021-026-150600-
/O.EXT.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER 11 PM. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM VESTAVIA HILLS TO CHILDERSBURG...TO WEDOWEE. THERE COULD BE
ISOLATED AREAS WITH AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ040>046-048>050-150600-
/O.EXB.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-RUSSELL-
PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...
HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...
UNION SPRINGS...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO ONE-HALF INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE
85 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ033-039-150600-
/O.EXA.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
PERRY-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ035>038-047-150600-
/O.EXT.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...
DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...AUBURN...OPELIKA
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA CLOSE TO SUNRISE. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO ONE-HALF INCHES 
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ011>015-022-023-030>032-034-150600-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...CENTREVILLE
159 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
782 
WWUS44 KBMX 142208 AAA
WSWBMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
408 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY...

ALZ017>021-024>029-150615-
/O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE
408 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA
AFTER 11 PM. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM VESTAVIA HILLS TO CHILDERSBURG...TO WEDOWEE. THERE
COULD BE ISOLATED AREAS WITH AS MUCH AS FOUR INCHES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ011>015-022-023-030>034-039-150615-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
408 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN THIS EVENING...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA AFTER SUNSET. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE
20 CORRIDOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ035>038-040>050-150615-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...
DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...
FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...
TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...
TROY...EUFAULA
408 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS
EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...A CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA CLOSE TO SUNRISE. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85
CORRIDOR. MEANWHILE...ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE 
EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY
MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
443 
WWUS44 KBMX 150448
WSWBMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1048 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM TO PASS THROUGH ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING...

ALZ025-027>029-151100-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE
1048 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF ALABAMA BEFORE
SUNRISE MONDAY...AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...A CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ALZ017>021-024-026-151100-
/O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0002.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...PELL CITY...MOODY
1048 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF ALABAMA BEFORE
SUNRISE MONDAY...AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...A CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BIRMINGHAM
TO JACKSONVILLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ011>015-022-023-030>034-039-151100-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
1048 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF ALABAMA BEFORE
SUNRISE MONDAY...AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...A CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN
ADVISORY AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

ALZ035>038-040>050-151100-
/O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.100215T0500Z-100215T1800Z/
CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...
DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE...
FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...
TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...
TROY...EUFAULA
1048 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF ALABAMA BEFORE
SUNRISE MONDAY...AND PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL
ALABAMA. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...A CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
ADVISORY AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR.
MEANWHILE...ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
705 
WWUS44 KBMX 151004
WSWBMX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
404 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...BRIEF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...

ALZ017>021-026-151300-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100215T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0006.100215T1004Z-100215T1300Z/
BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...
HEFLIN...PELL CITY...MOODY
404 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS
MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

RAIN WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING.
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT...WITH MOST AREAS LESS THAN ONE INCH.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.


$$

ALZ024-151115-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100215T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER
404 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 


$$

ALZ025-027>029-035>038-040>050-151115-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100215T1800Z/
SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-
DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-
RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...
ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...
SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...
TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...
OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
404 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 


$$

ALZ011>015-022-023-030>034-039-151115-
/O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100215T1500Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN
404 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.



$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 13, 11:30 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 11:30 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1130 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

.UPDATE...FOR 06Z AVIATION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT THE MOMENT. A FAST
MOVING UPPER SHORT WAVE TROF WILL PASS NORTH OF ALABAMA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN
SOME AREAS DUE TO WEAK WESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY NOT FALL MUCH MORE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH READINGS
SLOWLY FALLING ELSEWHERE. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS IS
UPSTREAM FROM AREA AND WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA OVERNIGHT.
SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY SHORT WAVE TROF...BUT AIR
MASS TOO DRY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR ANY ACCUMULATION.

THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER WILL PUSH THROUGH ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT.  IT
SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE RIGHT
ALONG OR JUST BEHIND SURFACE FRONT. IT IS THE PRECIPITATION THAT IS
POST-FRONTAL THAT WILL BRING POSSIBLE SNOW TO AREA.  THERE WILL
LIKELY BE A BRIEF PERIOD WHERE THERMAL PROFILE WILL BECOME COLD
ENOUGH FOR SOME SNOW...PROBABLY NOT LASTING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.

58/ROSE

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

CLEAR SKIES AT ALL SITES AT ISSUANCE.  A MID LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD
SWING ACROSS OUR NORTHERN SITES...BUT VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
WITH LIGHT TO CALM WINDS.

RAINS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN TOWARDS THE END OF THIS TAF PERIOD...
WITH CIGS SLOWLY DETERIORATING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM WEST
TO EAST.  SHOULD SEE MVFR CIGS AT TCL BY 20Z...BHM/EET BY 22Z.
RAIN IS EXPECTED AT TCL BY 03-04Z...AND THEN SHOULD SPREAD EASTWARD
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...SLOWLY.  RAINS MAY NOT BEGIN
AT MGM AND TOI UNTIL AFTER 06Z.  EXPECT LOWER VIS WITH RAIN AS WELL.

REMINDER NOTE: WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE LINE (AMD LTD TO VIS
WIND AND WX) FOR KEET DUE TO CONTINUED CONCERN OVER THE
CEILOMETER. THE CEILOMETER WILL BE IN TESTING PHASE THROUGH
FEBRUARY.

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&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 7:26 PM CST, 8 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
726 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-150132-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
726 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MAY RECEIVE MORE SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE SNOW WILL BE NORTH
OF A LINE THAT STRETCHES FROM ALICEVILLE...TO COLUMBIANA...TO
ROANOKE. THE LATEST FORECASTS SUGGEST THAT AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW
IS LIKELY TO FALL IN THIS AREA...WITH ISOLATED SNOWFALL OF UP TO TWO
INCHES POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS RAIN SUNDAY
EVENING...BUT WILL LIKELY TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW AROUND OR JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY LAST UNTIL THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK BELOW FREEZING AREA WIDE BY MONDAY
EVENING.  ANY LEFT OVER AREAS OF WATER...CAUSED BY RAIN OR MELTED
SNOW...WILL LIKELY FREEZE AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE
ANOTHER NIGHT OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS BLACK ICE COULD
BECOME A PROBLEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
MEASURABLE SNOW.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:37 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 27 more24 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Alabama, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.