Alert archive / Alabama / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2013, 10:04 PM CST for 25 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 17, 2013, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 44 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 16, 2013, 10:04 PM CST (04:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2013, 5:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2013, 5:42 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 25 counties
Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 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 17, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Carrollton, AL | SNOW IS STICKING TO ROADWAYS CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 17, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Vernon, AL | HALF INCH OF SNOW REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN VERNON, WITH SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Jan 17, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | Sipsey, AL | ACCUMLATIONS OF HALF AN INCH HAVE OCCURRED, WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUING. |
| Jan 17, 10:40 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0.8 | 5 Ene Cordova, AL | THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMLATING, WITH SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Jan 17, 11:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | 4 N Ashcraft Corner, AL | ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMLATED SO FAR, WITH ACCUMULATIONS ON HIGHWAY 159 AT COUNTY ROAD 1. |
| Jan 17, 11:40 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 4 N Jasper, AL | OVER 30 AUTOMOBILE WRECKS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AREA SINCE SNOW BEGAN, WITH A POWERLINE DOWN IN THE CITY. |
| Jan 17, 11:45 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Tuscaloosa Municipal Ai, AL | UP TO 1 INCH OF ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED, WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO STICK TO ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Brilliant, AL | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Guin, AL | |
| Jan 17, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Addison, AL | OVER 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ACCUMULATED IN ADDISON, WITH SEVERAL ROADWAYS COVERED. HEAVY SNOW STILL OCCURRING. |
| Jan 17, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Sumiton, AL | TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN SUMITON, WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL OCCURRING. |
| Jan 17, 12:36 PM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Northport, AL | |
| Jan 17, 12:38 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.2 | Bankhead Lock And Dam, AL | UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES. HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW 800 FEET. |
| Jan 17, 12:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Oakman, AL | ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATED ON GRASSY SURFACES. SOME ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 17, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Sse Northport, AL | A TOTAL OF ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATED NEAR THE CAMPUS OF SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SNOW HAS ENDED. |
| Jan 17, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Berry, AL | A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS MEASURED IN BERRY. SNOW HAS ENDED. |
| Jan 17, 1:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | Adamsville, AL | SNOW IS QUICKLY ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS IN ADAMSVILLE. ROADS ARE BECOMING IMPASSIBLE WITH MULTIPLE WRECKS REPORTED. |
| Jan 17, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Vestavia Hills, AL | ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED AT THE VESTAVIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ROADS ARE BECOMING SLICK DUE TO THE SNOW. |
| Jan 17, 2:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Pinson, AL | UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATING IN PINSON, WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Jan 17, 2:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 3 Nnw Cordova, AL | |
| Jan 17, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 Ese Fultondale, AL | AT LEAST 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED NEAR THE HAWKINS PARK RECREATION CENTER. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS, CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 17, 2:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 3 Ese Highland Lake, AL | TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED ON STRAIGHT MOUNTAIN, WITH SNOW STILL FALLING. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE BECOMING HAZARDOUS IN BLOUNT COUNTY. |
| Jan 17, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 1 Nw Hueytown, AL | |
| Jan 17, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ese Adamsville, AL | |
| Jan 17, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Saginaw, AL | |
| Jan 17, 2:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Maylene, AL | |
| Jan 17, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Forestdale, AL | |
| Jan 17, 3:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 2 E Oak Grove, AL | 3 STRIKES OF LIGHTNING WAS OBSERVED AS WELL AS THE HEAVY SNOW. |
| Jan 17, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Bluff Park, AL | TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN BLUFF PARK. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. TWO INCHES OF SNOW ALSO REPORTED IN GARDENDALE. |
| Jan 17, 3:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Gardendale, AL | |
| Jan 17, 3:35 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Clay, AL | |
| Jan 17, 3:35 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Sse Remlap, AL | |
| Jan 17, 3:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.4 | 1 Nne Childersburg, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Odenville, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Oneonta, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Oneonta, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Pell City, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Springville, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Mount Cheaha, AL | AT THE TOP OF MOUNT CHEAHA |
| Jan 17, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Pinson, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:31 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Altoona, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Lincoln, AL | |
| Jan 17, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Oak Mountain State Park, AL | |
| Jan 17, 5:49 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Millerville, AL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
461 WWUS44 KBMX 170404 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1004 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THURSDAY... .RAINFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WEST...THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ONE TO THREE INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS TO CLANTON TO LAFAYETTE...BUT THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT RECEIVE UP TO 4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. ALZ013-015-017>036-171215- /O.UPG.KBMX.WS.A.0001.130117T1200Z-130118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.WS.W.0001.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ FAYETTE-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS- TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTE...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 1004 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND LASTS UNTIL 7PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...OF THE HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS... TO CLANTON...TO ROANOKE LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREAS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 4 INCHES... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT CAN 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. && $$ ALZ011-012-014-171215- /O.UPG.KBMX.WS.A.0001.130117T1200Z-130118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ MARION-LAMAR-WINSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... DOUBLE SPRINGS 1004 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND LASTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...OF THE ADVISED COUNTIES ARE NORTH OF A VERNON TO DOUBLE SPRINGS LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN MUCH COLDER AND SNOW IS LIKELY TO STICK TO SOME LESS TRAVELED ROADS. && $$ ALZ037-038-171215- /O.UPG.KBMX.WS.A.0001.130117T1200Z-130118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE 1004 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 10 AM AND LASTS UNTIL 7 PM. * LOCATION...INCLUDE ALEXANDER CITY AND LAFAYETTE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS ADVISORY MAY STILL GET A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ALZ039>041-043-171215- /O.NEW.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-ELMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE 1004 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND AND LASTS UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...INCLUDE AREAS NORTH OF A LINDEN TO FORT DEPOSIT LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS ADVISORY MAY STILL GET A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
228 WWUS44 KBMX 170954 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 354 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY... .RAINFALL THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE WEST BY 9 AM...THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ONE TO FOUR INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS TO CLANTON TO LAFAYETTE...BUT THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF AREAS THAT RECEIVE HIGHER TOTALS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. ALZ013-015-017>036-171800- /O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ FAYETTE-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS- TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTE...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 354 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND LASTS UNTIL 7PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...OF THE HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...TO ROANOKE LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT COULD 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. && $$ ALZ011-012-014-171800- /O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ MARION-LAMAR-WINSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... DOUBLE SPRINGS 354 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND LASTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...OF THE ADVISED COUNTIES ARE NORTH OF A VERNON TO DOUBLE SPRINGS LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. TEMPERATURES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN MUCH COLDER AND SNOW IS LIKELY TO STICK TO SOME LESS TRAVELED ROADS. && $$ ALZ037>041-043-171800- /O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.130117T1100Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-ELMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE 354 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND AND LASTS UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINDEN TO FORT DEPOSIT LINE...AND SOUTH OF COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS ADVISORY AREA MAY STILL GET A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
826 WWUS44 KBMX 171449 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 849 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...MARION...WINSTON AND LAMAR COUNTIES UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING... .BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS AND REPORTS THESE THREE COUNTIES WHICH WERE UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 2 OR INCHES OR LESS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW. ALZ011-012-014-171800- /O.UPG.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ MARION-LAMAR-WINSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... DOUBLE SPRINGS 849 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND SHOULD LAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...IS MARION...WINSTON AND LAMAR COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ ALZ013-015-017>036-171800- /O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ FAYETTE-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS- TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAYETTE...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 849 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND LASTS UNTIL 7PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...OF THE HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...TO ROANOKE LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT COULD 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. && $$ ALZ037>041-043-171800- /O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-ELMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE 849 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND 5 AM IN THE WEST AND AND LASTS UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINDEN TO FORT DEPOSIT LINE...AND SOUTH OF COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS ADVISORY AREA MAY STILL GET A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
584 WWUS44 KBMX 172033 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 233 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65... ALZ011>015-022-023-030>033-172145- /O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-PERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION 233 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ ALZ039>041-172145- /O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...PRATTVILLE 233 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ ALZ017>021-024>029-034>036-180100- /O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD 233 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND LAST UNTIL 7PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...OF THE HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS...TO CLANTON...TO ROANOKE LINE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS... ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT COULD 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. && $$ ALZ037-038-043-180100- /O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-ELMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE 233 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND LAST UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINDEN TO FORT DEPOSIT LINE...AND SOUTH OF COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS ADVISORY AREA MAY STILL GET A DUSTING TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
188 WWUS44 KBMX 172231 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 431 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR EAST ALABAMA... ALZ017-024-025-034-035-172345- /O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ BLOUNT-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-BIBB-CHILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER... COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON 431 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ ALZ043-172345- /O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ ELMORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE 431 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ ALZ018>021-026>029-036-180100- /O.CON.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... ROCKFORD 431 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND LAST UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...OF THE HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM SYLACAUGA TO ROANOKE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT COULD 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. && $$ ALZ037-038-180100- /O.CON.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE 431 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND LAST UNTIL 7 PM IN THE EAST. * LOCATION...INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM DADEVILLE TO LAFAYETTE. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
011 WWUS44 KBMX 172342 WSWBMX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 542 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... ALZ018>021-026>029-036-180045- /O.CAN.KBMX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY- RANDOLPH-COOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... ROCKFORD 542 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ ALZ037-038-180045- /O.CAN.KBMX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130118T0100Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY... LANETT...LAFAYETTE 542 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
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 Jan 16, 5:49 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:49 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 549 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 .UPDATE... FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... IT'S BEEN AWHILE FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA...IN FACT I BELIEVE THAT LAST TIME ANYONE IN OUR CWA SAW SNOWFALL OF ANY GREAT SIGNIFICANCE /SHY OF MOUNT CHEAHA/ WAS FEBRUARY OF 2011...ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO...BUT THE LACK OF SNOW IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END TOMORROW. THIS SNOWFALL IS COMING ON THE HEELS OF A VERY WET PERIOD FOR OUR COUNTIES...ALMOST 3 DAYS OF RAINY AND SLOPPY CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN DUE TO A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED OVER OUR AREA AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DRIFTING ENERGY OVER THAT BOUNDARY AND AN EXTREMELY MOIST ATMOSPHERE. THE BOUNDARY HAS FINALLY DRIFTED SOUTHWARD OUT OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...WHICH IS WHY THE RAIN THAT IS STILL ONGOING ACROSS THE AREA HAS WEAKENED IN INTENSITY...BUT THERE ARE STILL A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AROUND. THESE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND FORTUNATELY...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. THIS WILL RULE OUT ANY CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES. OUR PROBLEM CHILD WILL BE THE CLOSED UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER TEXAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO START TRACKING EASTWARD THIS EVENING. AS IT DOES...IT IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. UNFORTUNATELY...THIS IS WHEN THIS UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE STATE. THE CORE OF THIS UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO FALL TO AROUND -24 TO -26 DEGREES AS IT MOVES THROUGH...AND THOUGH 500 MB LOW WILL NOT DEEPEN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE ASSOCIATED 700MB AND 850MB LOWS WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF DYNAMIC COOLING IN THE ATMOSPHERE...AND IT SPELLS SNOW FOR A GOOD PORTION OF OUR AREA. THE ONE CONSTANT IN THIS FORECAST HAS BEEN THE AREA THAT IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE SNOW. WE HAVE DESIGNATED A LINE FROM ALICEVILLE IN PICKENS COUNTY...TO JEMISON IN CHILTON COUNTY...TO ROANOKE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY AS THE SNOW/RAIN LINE. DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE THAT LINE...IT COULD BE A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH...IT COULD BE A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH. THE POINT IS...IF YOU ARE NORTH OF THAT LINE...YOU WILL SEE SNOW. THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH. I DO EXPECT EVERYONE TO SEE AT LEAST 1/4 INCH. THAT MUCH IS FOR SURE. BUT THE DYNAMICS OF THIS SYSTEM...AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THE LAST TWO MODELS RUNS HAVE THIS SYSTEM DEEPENING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN I SAW YESTERDAY...THERE COULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROWAL AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOWFALL IN THE FORM OF BANDING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS MEANS NARROW AREAS COULD SEE A BURST OF SNOW...AND SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND EVEN MORE. WILL START OUT WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NOW...AND THOUGH I EXPECT EVERYONE NORTH OF THAT LINE ABOVE TO BE IN AN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...SOME AREAS MAY REQUIRE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MORE THAN THAT. WILL ALLOW THE EVENING AND MIDNIGHT CREWS TO SEE ONE MORE SET OF MODEL RUNS TO HELP NARROW DOWN THOSE AREAS. PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR HOMEPAGE ON THE WEB FOR THE LATEST GRAPHICS ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TOMORROW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW COMING DOWN IT WILL BE WINDY. HAVE GONE AHEAD WITH THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHOLE AREA. THE WINDS WILL HELP. I SAY THIS BECAUSE WE NEED THEM TO DRY THE AREA ROADS OUT BEFORE THE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TOMORROW NIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY...I DON'T THINK THIS WILL BE THE CASE EVERYWHERE... SO THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS...THE ONES THAT LIKELY SEE HEAVIER RAINFALL TOTALS...THAT WILL END UP HAVING TO DEAL WITH ICING IN ROADWAYS. ELEVATED SURFACES AND OVERPASSES COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM... ESPECIALLY UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING FRIDAY MORNING. THANKFULLY WE WILL FALL INTO A DRY SPELL AFTER TOMORROW. THE GROUND WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT A BIT...BUT SHY OF SATURDAY GETTING INTO THE 50S...ITS GOING TO BE CHILLY. TWO MORE SHOTS OF COLD AIR...THE FIRST ONE SUNDAY...AND ANOTHER ON TUESDAY...WILL BRING SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR TO CENTRAL ALABAMA. LOWS TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS COULD BE AROUND 20. 27/UNGER && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. FOR THE NEAR TERM...WILL CONTINUE WITH A PESSIMISTIC FORECAST FOR ALL SITES WITH CIGS GENERALLY FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 400 TO 900 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST DAYBREAK. WINDS OF 5-7 KNOTS SHOULD KEEP FOG FROM BECOMING TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED. AFTER DAYBREAK THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SNOW BAND BY LATE MORNING FOR KTCL. THIS BAND WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND AFFECT KBHM...KEET...AND EVENTUALLY KANB. SNOWFALL COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND HAVE SHOWN VIS DOWN TO 1/2 SM WITH IFR CIGS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS WELL. 87/GRANTHAM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 41 42 26 51 27 / 90 100 10 0 0 ANNISTON 43 44 27 51 27 / 100 100 20 0 0 BIRMINGHAM 38 40 28 52 29 / 90 100 10 0 0 TUSCALOOSA 37 39 29 54 29 / 80 80 10 0 0 CALERA 39 40 29 52 30 / 100 100 10 0 0 AUBURN 45 47 30 55 31 / 90 70 10 0 0 MONTGOMERY 41 41 30 55 32 / 90 60 10 0 0 TROY 41 42 29 55 31 / 80 70 10 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 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. FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHEROKEE...CLEBURNE...ETOWAH...FAYETTE... JEFFERSON...LAMAR...MARION...PICKENS...ST. CLAIR...TUSCALOOSA... WALKER...WINSTON. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BIBB...BLOUNT...CALHOUN... CHAMBERS...CHEROKEE...CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA... ETOWAH...FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...MARION...PICKENS... RANDOLPH...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA... TUSCALOOSA...WALKER...WINSTON. && 27/87
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 7:22 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 722 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ALZ011>015-017>050-180130- 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- 722 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GREATEST FLOODING THREAT WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM VERNON TO PELL CITY TO HEFLIN. HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL CAUSE RISES ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE...BLACK WARRIOR...AND SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. RIVERS HAVE RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT SOME SITES WITH OTHERS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEMOPOLIS TO CLANTON TO LAFAYETTE. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BEGINNING IN THE WEST AROUND 6 AM AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES...AND ROADS MAY BECOME TEMPORARILY SLUSHY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 WITH AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR ADDITIONAL ROADWAY IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. AS SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED FURTHER COMPLICATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. RISES ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE...BLACK WARRIOR...AND SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN FLOOD AND CONTINUE TO RISE POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY...AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGES AT SOME POINTS POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE VIEW THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UPDATED RIVER LEVELS AND FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO A FLOODING THREAT...AND ON THURSDAY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 10:04 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore, Lamar, Marengo and 3 more | 20 hr |
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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.