Alert archive / Alabama / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this winter storm warning at Jan 8, 2011, 8:17 PM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 9, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2011, 8:17 PM CST (02:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2011, 1:59 PM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
Counties Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Cullman, AL | PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO MOSTLY SNOW IN CULLMAN. A DUSTING OF SLEET AND SNOW WAS REPORTED ON GRASS AND METAL SURFACES. |
| Jan 9, 6:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | West Point, AL | SNOWING HEAVILY...AND SNOW HAS WHITENED THE GROUND. |
| Jan 9, 6:59 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Albertville, AL | SLEET/FREEZING RAIN MIX IN ALBERTVILLE AND BOAZ AREAS |
| Jan 9, 6:59 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Guntersville, AL | LIGHT SNOW STARTING IN GUNTERSVILLE |
| Jan 9, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 2 Nw Hartselle, AL | MODERATE SNOW NEAR HARTSELLE...PRODUCING A DUSTING ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 9, 7:05 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 4 Ene Boaz, AL | MODERATE SLEET IN ARONEY AND KILPATRICK COMMUNITIES. |
| Jan 9, 7:20 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0 | Arab, AL | STARTING TO COVER THE GROUND...EXACT AMOUNT UNKNOWN |
| Jan 9, 7:20 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Decatur, AL | LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING TO FALL |
| Jan 9, 7:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Eva, AL | HEAVY SLEET/SNOW MIX...BEGINNING TO COVER THE GROUND |
| Jan 9, 7:20 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Moulton, AL | SNOW BEGINNING TO FALL |
| Jan 9, 7:25 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Owens Crossroads, AL | LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES BEGINNING FROM OWENS CROSSROADS PD |
| Jan 9, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Hartselle, AL | SNOW STILL FAIRLY LIGHT...BUT A DUSTING COVERING MOST CONCRETE AND GRASSY SURFACES. ROADS JUST WET AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 9, 7:32 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 3 Sw Phil Campbell, AL | ACCUMULATION OVER 2 HOURS...AND ON ELEVATED TABLE/DECK. |
| Jan 9, 7:36 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Collinsville, AL | SLEET ACCUMULATING ON VEHICLES |
| Jan 9, 7:47 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 5 N Owens Crossroads, AL | SLEET IN HAMPTON COVE AREA. ROADS PASSABLE BUT HAVE SLICK SPOTS. |
| Jan 9, 7:57 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Rainsville, AL | SLEET BEGINNING TO FALL |
| Jan 9, 7:57 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Huntsville, AL | SNOW SHOWER IN DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE. NO ACCUMULATION AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 9, 8:08 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Sylvania, AL | SLEET BEGINNING TO FALL |
| Jan 9, 8:15 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Arab, AL | MINOR ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED ON ELEVATED SURFACES. SOME ICING OCCURRING ON ROADS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MARSHALL COUNTY. |
| Jan 9, 8:24 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 5 S Falkville, AL | INTERSTATE 65 SNOW-COVERED AT MILE MARKER 314 NEAR THE CULLMAN-MORGAN COUNTY LINE. DRIVING CONDITIONS DESCRIBED AS TREACHEROUS. |
| Jan 9, 8:28 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Cherokee, AL | HEAVIER SNOW SHOWER OCCURRING...SNOW ACCUMULATING ON CARS AND ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Jan 9, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Florence, AL | INTERMITTENT SNOWFALL JUST NOW OCCURRING |
| Jan 9, 8:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0.6 | Moulton, AL | 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH OF SNOW ESTIMATED IN MOULTON. ROADS BECOMING SNOW-COVERED AND SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Jan 9, 8:38 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Collinsville, AL | PRECIPITATION NOW ALL SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF DEKALB COUNTY. SNOW BEGINNING TO COVER ROADS IN COLLINSVILLE AREA. |
| Jan 9, 8:41 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Cullman, AL | |
| Jan 9, 8:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 3 Sw Phil Campbell, AL | SNOW COVERING GRASS AND PAVED SURFACES |
| Jan 9, 8:49 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | 11 W Good Hope, AL | ACCUMULATIONS EVEN ON PAVED SURFACES |
| Jan 9, 8:49 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Littleville, AL | US HWY 43 BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLICK |
| Jan 9, 9:07 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Hartselle, AL | ALL ROADS IN HARTSELLE INCLUDING US HWY 31 AND AL HWY 36 SNOW COVERED UP TO 0.5 INCHES. MULTIPLE CARS IN DITCHES. AL HWY 157 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. |
| Jan 9, 9:08 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 E Cherokee, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:09 PM CST | SNOW 1 | West Point, AL | ROADS IN THE VICINITY DETERIORATING QUICKLY |
| Jan 9, 9:11 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Arab, AL | 1 1/4 INCHES OF SNOW WIDESPREAD IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MARSHALL COUNTY. BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR-WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jan 9, 9:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 2 Nw Hartselle, AL | SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS |
| Jan 9, 9:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Red Bay, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:19 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | 3 Sw Phil Campbell, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Scottsboro, AL | SNOW JUST NOW BEGINNING TO FALL IN SCOTTSBORO |
| Jan 9, 9:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | 2 Wsw Killen, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 N Holly Pond, AL | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW |
| Jan 9, 9:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 8 E Moulton, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Russellville, AL | MEASURED ON GRAVEL SURFACE. ROADS VERY TREACHEROUS IN THE CITY. TEMP 24 DEGREES. |
| Jan 9, 9:34 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.2 | 3 Sw Phil Campbell, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:44 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Moulton, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Florence, AL | DOWNTOWN FLORENCE ROADS BECOMING HAZARDOUS...SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE WITH MULTIPLE CARS OFF THE ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 9, 9:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.9 | 3 Se Madison, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Hartselle, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:52 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Meridianville, AL | |
| Jan 9, 9:56 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 6 Se Huntsville, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 11 W Good Hope, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Eva, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:03 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 4 Wnw Huntsville, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 4 Se Harvest, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Killen, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Sw Phil Campbell, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.8 | 1 Nne Madison, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 2 Wsw Killen, AL | 1-2 INCH PER HOUR RATES |
| Jan 9, 10:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 1 Nw Huntsville, AL | ALSO...THUNDERSNOW OBSERVED AT NWS OFFICE ON UAH CAMPUS. |
| Jan 9, 10:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 8 W Cherokee, AL | ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Jan 9, 10:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 N Madison, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Moulton, AL | |
| Jan 9, 10:42 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Nnw Cullman, AL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 103 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
923 WWUS44 KHUN 090217 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 817 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY... A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-091100- /O.UPG.KHUN.WS.A.0001.110109T2100Z-110111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHUN.WS.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 817 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND CULLMAN COUNTY...AND QUICKLY SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BCC
11 follow-up statements
648 WWUS44 KHUN 091258 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 658 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY... A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-092200- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 658 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND CULLMAN COUNTY...AND QUICKLY SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
322 WWUS44 KHUN 091309 AAA WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 709 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-092100- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 709 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 6 PM SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND CULLMAN COUNTY...AND QUICKLY SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
346 WWUS44 KHUN 092023 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 223 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100600- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 223 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 6 PM ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND CULLMAN COUNTY...AND QUICKLY SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
044 WWUS44 KHUN 092219 CCA WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 418 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100815- /O.COR.KHUN.WS.W.0001.110110T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 418 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 6 PM ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND CULLMAN COUNTY...AND QUICKLY SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
884 WWUS44 KHUN 100029 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 629 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM UNDERWAY FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING...AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...BUT A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101000- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 629 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: SNOW IS ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA...AND WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...IT MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING...WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BCC
983 WWUS44 KHUN 100348 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 948 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION...WHICH HAS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE OCCURRING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...BUT A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101000- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 948 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY MONDAY...THEN MAY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY MONDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...CREATING VERY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS THAT PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WOULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA TONIGHT. SOME COUNTIES HAVE ALREADY MANDATED TRAVEL ONLY IN EMERGENCIES. WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT WELL INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
971 WWUS44 KHUN 100455 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1055 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION...WHICH HAS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE OCCURRING...WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDER SNOW REPORTED. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...BUT A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101200- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 1055 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDDAY MONDAY...THEN MAY CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY MONDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER HAZARDS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...CREATING VERY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS THAT PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WOULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: MOST COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA HAVE CLOSED ALL ROADWAYS TO NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO! WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT WELL INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
918 WWUS44 KHUN 100940 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 340 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IMPACTING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND NORTH FLORIDA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-102100- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 340 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER HAZARDS: GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW TODAY...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ADDITIONALLY...A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...WHICH WOULD CREATE A THIN LAYER OF ICE ATOP ANY EXISTING SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS: MOST COUNTIES IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY HAVE CLOSED ALL ROADWAYS TO NON-EMERGENCY TRAVEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO! WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...AND FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
148 WWUS44 KHUN 101016 CCA WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 406 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IMPACTING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND NORTH FLORIDA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-102145- /O.COR.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 406 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH SUNRISE. PRECIPITATION MAY TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND FAR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA....WITH ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA LESS THAN ONE HALF OF AN INCH. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE. * IMPACTS: MOST COUNTIES IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY HAVE ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE...AND NUMEROUS ROADS ARE LIMITED TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION... DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO! WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...AND FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
277 WWUS44 KHUN 101415 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 815 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END BUT ROADS REMAIN IMPASSABLE AND DANGEROUS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEPART THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR...BUT ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS RURAL COUNTIES. REPORTS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-102215- /O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 815 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: LIGHT SNOW...MIXED WITH LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF I-65. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SLEET COULD CREATE A LIGHT GLAZE ON TOP OF THE EXISTING SNOWPACK. * IMPACTS: MANY COUNTY ROADS ARE EITHER CLOSED ARE IMPASSABLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST OR HAVE OCCURRED 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. && $$ DJN
894 WWUS44 KHUN 101959 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 159 PM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111100- /O.CAN.KHUN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110111T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.110110T1959Z-110111T1200Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 159 PM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS: PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH ACCUMULATIONS ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME LIGHT SNOW BUT NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE LIGHT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CREATE A LIGHT GLAZE ON TOP OF THE EXISTING SNOWPACK MAKING FOR VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SS
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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 8, 8:10 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 8:10 PM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
810 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011
.UPDATE...EVENING FCST UPDATE. FEW CHANGES NEEDED TO SHORT TERM.
UPGRADING WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
SKIES HAVE CLEARED OUT THIS EVENING ACROSS NRN AL/SRN MID TN WITH
THE DEPARTURE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS. LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE UPPER/MID MISS
VALLEY...AND AIR TEMPS IN THE TEENS/DEWPOINTS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ARE POISED JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE TN-AL STATE LINE. MEANWHILE...
TO THE SW...WATER VAPOR INDICATES AN ELONGATED LOW/SHORTWAVE OVER NE
MEXICO/S TX...AND INCIPIENT SFC LOW OVER THE NRN MEXICO MTNS. THIS
WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER IN AREA WX OVER THE NEXT 36-48 HRS.
LITTLE TO SPEAK OF IN THE SHORT TERM. SKIES MAY NOT BE PERFECTLY
CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...BUT ARRIVING ARCTIC AIR MASS AND MCLR
SKIES SHOULD STILL ALLOW TEMPS TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID-UPPER TEENS.
WILL MAKE A FEW MODIFICATIONS TO GRIDS/ZFP BUT CHGS WILL BE MINOR.
NOW A LOOK AT THE MAIN EVENT. 00Z MODEL DATA IS JUST NOW TRICKLING
IN...BUT SEE LITTLE REASON FOR THE FCST TO CHG SIGNIFICANTLY ATTM.
12-18Z MODELS WERE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR MOISTURE
AVAILABILITY...INTENSE FORCING...AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES OVER THE
HUN CWFA. PERHAPS THE MOST REMARKABLE INDICATOR OF THIS IS IN THE
21Z SREF PROBABILITIES /QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF MEMBER AGREEEMENT/.
THEY DO INDICATE MILD PTYPE UNCERTAINTY S OF THE TN RIVER...BUT SHOW
100 PCT CHANCE OF GREATER THAN 1 INCH SNOW...100 PCT GT 4 INCHES...
AND MORE THAN 40 PCT GT 8 INCHES IN NW AL /ALL UP FROM 15Z/. NOT TO
SAY ALL THIS WILL VERIFY...BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE A SCENARIO
WHERE A LG PART OF THE HUN CWFA WILL NOT SEE WARNING-CRITERIA SNOW
/2 INCHES IN 12HR OR 4 IN 24/. OPRNL MODEL QPF IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT
WITH 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH LIQUID BY 00Z TUESDAY...WHICH YIELDS AT LEAST A
4-7 INCH SNOW. MOST OF THAT WILL FALL LATE SUN NT/EARLY MON MORNING.
GIVEN INTENSITY OF FORCING AND MAYBE SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY...
WILL NOT BE SHOCKED TO SEE MORE IF ALL THIS MATERIALIZES.
IF ANYTHING...TIMING...AND PTYPE CHANGEOVER ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM ARE MOST UNCERTAIN. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN FALLING AROUND/JUST
AFTER 00Z AS PCPN GRADUALLY ERODES THE LOW-LVL DRY AIR. STILL LOOKS
LIKE A WINDOW FOR SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET OR FZG DRIZZLE AS CLOUD
TOPS DRY/WARM TO ABOVE -5C...AND PERHAPS A SMALL WARM NOSE OF 1-2C
DEVELOPS AROUND 850MB. IN FACT...CANNOT RULE OUT A MORE PROLONGED PD
OF FZG DRIZZLE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE SECONDARY TROUGH SWINGS THRU.
SO WILL BE UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM
WARNING...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...FOR ALL OF HUN CWFA ALONG WITH
THE EVENING UPDATE.
&&
.AVIATION...UNCHANGED FROM 00Z...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
00Z/10. CEILINGS WILL REMAIN AOA 8KFT AND WINDS OF AROUND 10KT WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE NE THEN E. SNOW/LOW CIGS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO IMPACT KHSV OR KMSL UNTIL APPROX 00Z AT THE EARLIEST.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 257 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011...
WENT WITH A BLEND OF NAM/GFS BUT LEANING MORE TOWARDS THE GFS.
TUESDAY...MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW COLD ENOUGH TO BE ALL SNOW FOR THE
MRNG/AFTN HOURS...ATTM NOT EXPECTING ANY ACCUMULATIONS SINCE MOISTURE
LOOKS VERY LIMITED. ALSO WENT AHEAD AND REMOVE ANY MENTION OF PCPN
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT...AS SFC LOW WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA AND
UPPER FLOW NOW MORE ZONAL.
WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY...KEPT DRY THRU THIS TIMEFRAME AS LARGE SFC
HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. MOS SHOWS A WARMING TREND ALSO BEGINNING
BUT THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH/DEEP THE SNOW COVER IS. WENT AHEAD
AND KNOCKED A FEW DEGREES OFF THE TEMPS TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPECTED SNOW
COVER.
SATURDAY...ANOTHER UPPER WAVE/SFC CDFNT WILL APPROACH THE CWA WITH
MORE PCPN. FOR THE MOST PART ALL PCPN LOOKS TO BE LIQUID...HOWEVER
SATURDAY MRNG THE PCPN MAY START OUT BRIEFLY AS FREEZING RAIN. FOR
NOW THIS IS SO FAR OUT WILL LEAVE AS ALL RAIN.
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN...
JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...
MARSHALL...MORGAN.
TN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
&&
DISCUSSION/AVIATION...BCC
PREV DISCUSSION...07Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 12:44 PM CST, 7 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1244 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-091100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1244 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY WITH THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW. AT THE MOMENT...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE TENNESSEE VALLEY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ARE ENCOURAGED. SS
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.