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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this wind chill warning at Jan 4, 2014, 2:05 PM CST for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr. 8 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 4, 2014, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2014, 11:38 AM CST
- In force
- 36 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 20:07 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 6, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Sewanee, TN | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SLICK ROADS IN AND NEAR SEWANEE. HWY 41A AND SECONDARY ROADS ACCESSING IT ARE VERY SLICK. SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 6, 4:40 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Skyline, AL | HWY 79 AND HWY 35 ARE VERY SLICK IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CLOSE TO THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE. SALT TRUCKS ARE IN THE AREA NOW. |
| Jan 6, 4:40 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Stevenson, AL | DUSTING OF SNOW HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS TRAVEL PROBLEMS NEAR STEVENSON. HWY 72 HAS SEVERAL SLICK SPOTS AND IS BEING TREATED WITH SALT. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE SLICK BUT NOT IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 6, 4:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Fort Payne, AL | SLICK SPOT REPORTED AT 3RD STREET AND SCENIC ROAD. ISSUE HAS SINCE BEEN TREATED AND IS PASSABLE AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 6, 4:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Rainsville, AL | DUSTING OF SNOW HAS CAUSED SEVERAL SLICK SPOTS ON SECONDARY ROADS NEAR RAINSVILLE. NO ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 6, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 4 Ne Huntsville, AL | DUSTING OF SNOW HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS SLICK SPOTS ON CHAPMAN MOUNTAIN ON HWY 72. ALDOT HAS HAD TO RETREAT THE ROADWAYS DUE TO REFREEZING. |
| Jan 6, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | 5 Se Sewanee, TN | |
| Jan 6, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | 5 Se Sewanee, TN |
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 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 1887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 446 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WWUS44 KHUN 042005 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 205 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO IMPACT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL PUSH ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY STARTING LATE SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. BUT AS WINDS SLACKEN OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...EVEN COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION...PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS COLD. THIS WILL CAUSE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO TUMBLE TO NEAR ZERO ON TUESDAY MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS AGAIN FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST SEEN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY IN NEARLY TWO DECADES. ALZ009-010-TNZ076-096-097-051200- /O.NEW.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T1000Z-140107T1500Z/ JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 205 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ALZ001>008-016-051200- /O.NEW.KHUN.WC.Y.0001.140106T1000Z-140107T1500Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...CULLMAN 205 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
8 follow-up statements
492 WWUS44 KHUN 051122 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 522 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER EVENT AND DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT BRINGING BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RECORD BREAKING COLD WILL AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. SEVERAL PRODUCTS ARE IN EFFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GUSTY WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WINDCHILLS. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW... ALZ008-051930- /O.UPG.KHUN.WC.Y.0001.140106T1000Z-140107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140106T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GUNTERSVILLE 522 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS...IN ADDITION TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ ALZ001>007-016-051930- /O.UPG.KHUN.WC.Y.0001.140106T1000Z-140107T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- CULLMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...CULLMAN 522 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ALZ009-010-TNZ097-051930- /O.NEW.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140106T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ JACKSON-DEKALB-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...WINCHESTER 522 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS...IN ADDITION TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ TNZ076-096-051930- /O.EXT.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE 522 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ 12
653 WWUS44 KHUN 051816 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1216 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER EVENT AND DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT BRINGING BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RECORD BREAKING COLD WILL AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. SEVERAL PRODUCTS ARE IN EFFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GUSTY WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW... ALZ008>010-TNZ097-060600- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140106T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO... FORT PAYNE...WINCHESTER 1216 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE. COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...THIS WILL CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ ALZ001>007-016-TNZ076-096-060600- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE 1216 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
433 WWUS44 KHUN 060553 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1153 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER EVENT AND DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... .DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT...AS MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. SEVERAL PRODUCTS ARE IN EFFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE GUSTY WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW... ALZ008>010-TNZ097-061400- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1200Z/ MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO... FORT PAYNE...WINCHESTER 1153 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR AND SNOW WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE. COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...THIS WILL CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ ALZ001>007-016-TNZ076-096-061400- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE 1153 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...REMAINING BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. THE COLDEST VALUES WILL OCCUR IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS...THE RAPID ARRIVAL OF THIS COLD AIR COULD CAUSE MOISTURE ON AREA ROADWAYS TO FREEZE AND CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
390 WWUS44 KHUN 061113 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 513 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... ALZ008>010-TNZ097-062200- /O.CAN.KHUN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140106T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO... FORT PAYNE...WINCHESTER 513 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED...WITH ONLY FLURRIES POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WINDS CHILLS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. OTHERWISE...VERY SLICK CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BLACK ICE AND LIGHT SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ALZ001>007-016-TNZ076-096-062200- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE 513 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WINDS CHILLS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. OTHERWISE...VERY SLICK CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BLACK ICE AND LIGHT SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ 70/DD
732 WWUS44 KHUN 061455 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 855 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-062200- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ 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 855 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH NOON CST TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ BCC
971 WWUS44 KHUN 062015 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 215 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-071100- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 215 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH NOON CST TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
724 WWUS44 KHUN 071100 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 500 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-071800- /O.CON.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ 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 500 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH NOON CST TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ 70/DD
004 WWUS44 KHUN 071738 WSWHUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1138 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-071845- /O.CAN.KHUN.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1800Z/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR... GUNTERSVILLE...SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG... FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER 1138 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS WHILE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WIND CHILL READINGS FOR THE REST OF TODAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. AS A RESULT THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 4, 11:37 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:37 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1137 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 .UPDATE... FOR 18Z TAFS && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1038 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/ THE TENNESSEE VALLEY IS ENJOYING A NICE WARMUP UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING. AFTER LOWS DIPPED INTO THE UPPER TEENS/LOWER 20S...THE MORNING SUN HAS WARMED TEMPS ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK AND INTO THE MID 30S BY 10AM ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. HAVE UPDATED THE TEMP FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS QUICKER WARMUP AND TO DILUTE THE W-E GRADIENT IN FORECAST HIGHS FOR THE AFTERNOON...STILL KEEPING HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. ALSO MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE GOING DEWPOINT FORECAST TO ACTUALLY INCREASE A W-E GRADIENT IN MOISTURE AND BUMP UP DEWPOINT VALUES OVERALL THRU THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD HELP DEWPOINTS CLIMB INTO THE 20S THRU THE AFTERNOON...BUT A SLIGHTLY MORE EASTERLY FETCH OVER THE NE COUNTIES TENDS TO COME WITH LOWER DEWPOINTS IN JACKSON/DEKALB COUNTIES. HAVE ADJUST THE GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR BOTH OF THESE TRENDS ALREADY SEEN IN THE MORNING MOISTURE FIELDS. A LOW LEVEL DECK OF CLOUDS IS SPREADING NW ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND WILL TREK TOWARD THE TN VALLEY THRU THE DAY. BOTH ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS AND TIMING OF THE PROGRESSION FOR THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CLOUD DECK INDICATE THAT THE CLOUDS SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR OF THE CWA UNTIL ARND 00Z. ATTM...THE DECK SHOULD ENCROACH UPON FAR SE PORTIONS OF THE CWA (MAINLY DEKALB CO) CLOSER TO THAT 00Z TIMEFRAME WITH THE ENTIRE CWA SEEING A RAPID INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER BTWN 00-06Z ASSOCIATED WITH INC MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TO OUR NW. THE GOING FORECAST INDICATED THIS INCREASING CLOUD TREND WELL THIS EVENING. CCC && .AVIATION... FOR 18Z TAFS...STRONG/GUSTY SSE WINDS WILL PERSIST THRU MUCH OF THE DAY UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. 2KFT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AOA 19030KT AFTER 00Z THIS EVENING AND APPROACH LLWS CRITERIA AT BOTH TERMINALS...BUT SFC WIND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP LLWS OUT OF THE TAFS ATTM. LOWER CLOUDS (AOA 1KFT) WILL BUILD FROM BOTH THE E AND W/SW AND GRADUALLY IMPACT BOTH TERMINALS BTWN 06-09Z. LOWER CIGS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THRU THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD AS A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP PUSHES TOWARD THE TERMINALS FROM THE W...WITH A SMALL WINDOW OF IMPROVEMENT TOWARD 2KFT POSSIBLE NEAR THE END OF THE PERIOD. CCC && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 1:31 PM CST, 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 131 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-051100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 131 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 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... THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EXISTS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT PLUNGES THROUGH THE REGION. LONG-LIVED DANGEROUS COLD TEMPERATURES ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY...AND THIS COULD BE THE COLDEST AIR TO AFFECT THE AREA IN THE LAST TWO DECADES. RAIN WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND TRANSLATE SOUTHEAST QUICKLY ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...BUT REACH AS HIGH AS ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...INCLUDING SAND MOUNTAIN AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY AS MOISTURE FREEZES QUICKLY ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO DROP WIND CHILL VALUES WELL BELOW ZERO...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...AND SINGLE DIGITS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL STAY BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE BLUSTERY WINDS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST AREAS...WITH HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS POSSIBLY DIPPING BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW...FROM ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB INTO THE 30S AND 40S WEDNESDAY...GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER. ANOTHER APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN BACK TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN AND ACCUMULATING ICE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 3 more | 15 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.